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End of an Era: World-famous Kronk Gym in Detroit is being demolished today

By Steve Neavling on September 13, 2018 Buildings, Headline

Detroit’s Kronk Gym, the storied and world-renowned boxing powerhouse that produced more than 30 world champions, most notably Tommy Hearns, is being demolished today after it was gutted by two suspicious fires in the past year.

World-famous Kronk Gym destroyed by suspicious fire in Detroit

By Steve Neavling on October 8, 2017 Fire, Headline

Kronk Gym was a world-renowned boxing powerhouse in Detroit that produced more than 30 world champions, most notably Tommy Hearns.

Crews amputate derelict Globe Building ahead of renovation

By Steve Neavling on June 7, 2013 Abandoned Buildings, Buildings, Development, Headline, Life in Detroit, posts, Urban Renewal

At first glance, the hulking Globe Building on Detroit’s east riverfront looks like any industrial eyesore – a collapsing roof, faded exterior and rusted steel beams.