Iconic Fisher Building, Art Deco neighbor fetch $12.2M at auction
The iconic Fisher and Albert Kahn buildings in Detroit have sold for $12.2 million in an auction that ended Wednesday afternoon.
Photos: Fisher Building – ‘Detroit’s largest art object’ – hits auction block in June
The Albert Kahn-designed masterpiece is covered in marble, brass and bronze and features hand-painted, barrel-vaulted ceilings, a theater and a golden tower.
Historic Free Press building neglected, covered in mold, open to trespass
The Art Deco building in downtown Detroit housed Michigan’s most storied newspaper for 73 years, but it’s a sad version of its old self.
Preservationists fight to save historic Park Avenue Building in downtown Detroit
The abandoned, neglected Albert Kahn high-rise is in the shadow of the planned Red Wings arena and entertainment district.
8 elegant churches, synagogues on Woodward in Detroit
They are architectural gems, many of them more than a century old, with fascinating histories.
New Packard Plant owner cracks down on trespassers by stranding them
Some photographers and explorers are walking out of the ruins to find themselves without a car in the crime-ridden area.
Detroit Free Press, News to leave historic home for smaller building downtown
Both newspapers have lost so many journalists over the past decade that large areas of their newsrooms are bare.
Will historic Detroit Police HQ find new life? Building evacuated, deemed unsanitary
Today, the historic building was evacuated – maybe for the last time – after water spewed from broken pipes for nearly a week, soaking most of the floors, causing ceilings to crash down and shutting down the elevator and toilets.
Dec. 12, 1971: Famed Architect Albert Kahn's former home makes historic list
The English Renaissance-style structure is the current headquarters of the Detroit Urban League.
Packard Plant bid canceled after Chicago-area investor can’t pay up
Next up to buy the Packard Plant is the third bidder – Peru-based developer Fernando Palazuelo.