From movie house to heavy metal haven, Harpos wants to close the curtain
The art deco-style theater on Harper Avenue has struggled with break-ins and assaults as the area surrounding it continues to crumble under abandonment and poverty.
Historic, 112-year-old Catholic church in Detroit could be yours for just $79,000
The former St. Stanislaus Catholic Church in old Poletown is for sale.
Endangered, abandoned schools worth saving in Detroit? Let’s start with these 5
Dozens of schools are covered in graffiti, their interiors gutted for scrap metal. Others are boarded-up gems, vulnerable to thieves, arson and graffiti.
Detroit plans takeover of Packard Plant; defiant owner responds, “Kiss my ass”
The city is preparing to seize the Packard Plant because of unpaid taxes that the owner refuses to pay. He maintains he owes no taxes because the city won’t provide basic services to protect his property from arsonists, vandals and thieves.
Massive, crumbling Brewster projects to be demolished but no plans for future site
The nation’s first federally funded public housing project for black people is coming down on Detroit’s east-side, removing a behemoth eyesore looming over I-75, Mayor Dave Bing announced today.
Unusual house? Indeed. New occupant to help revive blighted area
Plopped in a field surrounded by 90-year-old abandoned homes on the near east side, the squatty, cinderblock house has sat vacant for nearly three years.
Canadian firm wants to demolish historic, ornate bank building over protests
If a Toronto-based firm gets its way, a 112-year-old building in downtown Detroit will be demolished to make way for a parking lot. Triple Properties Inc., which bought the ornate, historic building for $700,000 earlier this month, acknowledged the plan Thursday. The firm also bought the adjacent Penobscot Building this year and says it needs […]
Historic Masonic Temple at risk of closing? Unpaid bills stack up; demand low
The world’s largest Masonic temple is in danger of closing because of money troubles and plummeting membership, sources familiar with the situation said. DTE has threatened to shut off electricity this weekend to the 1,000-plus-room Masonic Temple along the Cass Corridor. With theaters, ballrooms and bars, the massive, 14-story Masonic Temple sometimes racks up energy […]
Historic industrial building makes way for parking lot; Midtown to get research center
The final walls of the historic building are expected to come crashing down today, sealing the fate of the Albert Kahn industrial structure in Midtown. Wayne State University has been tearing down the two-story building this summer to make way for a parking lot and a staging ground for work on an adjacent, $90-million biomedical research […]
Is Detroit’s population loss bottoming out?
The unprecedented exodus from Detroit in the past decade is slowing down, a sign that efforts to draw new residents is working, the Associated Press reports. Detroit shocked the nation when the decennial Census showed the city lost 25% of its population, which dropped to 714,000. It’s unclear what caused the slowdown, but officials in […]