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Home»Posts tagged with»abandoned (Page 4)

Vacant school, once flooded, turns to ice

By Steve Neavling on January 6, 2014   Government, Headline, posts, Schools and Education  

Vacant school, once flooded, turns to ice

Tens of thousands of gallons of water that spewed from leaking pipes at the vacant Detroit City High School last week have turned to ice.

Second stage of demo begins on historic Brewster-Douglass project

By Steve Neavling on December 19, 2013   Abandoned Buildings, Buildings, Government, Headline, Life in Detroit, Mayor's Office, posts  

Second stage of demo begins on historic Brewster-Douglass project

The Brewsters are the nation’s first publicly funded housing project for black people.

Heidelberg Project reaches fundraising goal of $50,000 following fires

By Steve Neavling on December 18, 2013   Abandoned Buildings, Art & Entertainment, Buildings, Culture, Headline, Life in Detroit, posts  

Heidelberg Project reaches fundraising goal of $50,000 following fires

The fundraiser is aimed at protecting the installations of lost art.

Findings: 1 of 5 vacant buildings gushes with running water in Detroit

By Steve Neavling on December 11, 2013   Government, Headline, Investigations, posts  

Findings: 1 of 5 vacant buildings gushes with running water in Detroit

The city is woefully behind in shutting off water to thousands of vacant buildings – at a cost to all water users.

Thanksgiving blaze destroys 4th Heidelberg Project house in 2 months

By Steve Neavling on November 28, 2013   Art & Entertainment, Crime & Fire, Culture, Fire, Headline, posts  

Thanksgiving blaze destroys 4th Heidelberg Project house in 2 months

An arsonist was seen running from the burning home on Detroit’s east side.

Look at what potential Packard owner also bought in Detroit

By Steve Neavling on November 1, 2013   Abandoned Buildings, Buildings, Headline, posts, Real Estate, The Packard Plant  

Look at what potential Packard owner also bought in Detroit

Chicago-area developer Bill Hults has his eye on Detroit’s east side.

Explore crumbling remains of newly bought Packard Plant

By Steve Neavling on October 27, 2013   Buildings, Headline, Lens On Detroit, Life in Detroit, posts, Real Estate, The Packard Plant  

Explore crumbling remains of newly bought Packard Plant

Over the past two months, we’ve chronicled what’s left of the plant – blocks of crumbling buildings, ravaged by scrappers, fire and extreme weather.

Explore crumbling remains of newly bought Packard Plant – Page 2

By Steve Neavling on October 27, 2013   page 2, posts  

Part 2

Police: Packard Plant isn’t our problem, despite scrapping

By Steve Neavling on October 17, 2013   Abandoned Buildings, Buildings, Crime & Fire, Headline, Life in Detroit, Police, posts, The Packard Plant  

Police: Packard Plant isn’t our problem, despite scrapping

DPD denies evidence of a brazen, dangerous scrapping operation that is putting motorists and residents at risk.

Bold scrappers cause partial collapse at Packard Plant

By Steve Neavling on October 14, 2013   Abandoned Buildings, Buildings, Headline, Life in Detroit, posts, The Packard Plant  

Bold scrappers cause partial collapse at Packard Plant

Firefighters perused the debris for a scrapper who had become pinned in the debris.

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Steve Neavling

Steve Neavling lives and works in Detroit as an investigative journalist. His stories have uncovered corruption, led to arrests and reforms and prompted FBI investigations.

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