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Home»Posts tagged with»Historic Building

Relic of Detroit’s booming 1920s imploded to make way for Red Wings arena

By Steve Neavling on July 11, 2015   Abandoned Buildings, Art & Entertainment, Development, Headline, Urban Renewal  

Relic of Detroit’s booming 1920s imploded to make way for Red Wings arena

The 13-story Hotel Park Avenue, a one-time lavish attraction from the booming 1920s that later became a rehab center for drug addicts, was imploded Saturday morning.

Raze or preserve? Fate of old Redford library may soon be decided

By Steve Neavling on March 12, 2015   Abandoned Buildings, Art & Entertainment, Buildings, Headline, History  

Raze or preserve? Fate of old Redford library may soon be decided

Preservationists and others are hoping the city of Detroit will protect the unique building with a historic designation.

Man masturbates, barks like dog as historic club burns

By Steve Neavling on June 21, 2013   Crime & Fire, Fire, Headline, posts  

Man masturbates, barks like dog as historic club burns

The naked lurker crawled on his hands and knees, with his tongue out, and gazed at the flames.

Councilman got wish: Historic club gutted

By Steve Neavling on June 17, 2013   City Council, City Government, Government, Headline, posts  

Councilman got wish: Historic club gutted

An effort to save the historic University Club would devolve into a discussion of slave institutions and the Holocaust.

Detroit News, Free Press abandoning historic headquarters for smaller space

By Steve Neavling on January 23, 2013   Abandoned Buildings, Buildings, posts, Real Estate  

Detroit News, Free Press abandoning historic headquarters for smaller space

The newspapers are hunting for new office space in downtown or midtown and selling their headquarters at 615 W. Lafayette Blvd.

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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