Thousands of books discarded in Detroit schools, libraries

Vacate a building. Leave everything behind. That’s the Detroit way.

Vacate a building. Leave everything behind. That’s the Detroit way.

Packard owner Dominic Cristini was shocked to hear the news when we contacted him this afternoon.

Ice accumulated a fire gutted an abandoned apartment building in Detroit Saturday morning.

Dozens of schools are covered in graffiti, their interiors gutted for scrap metal. Others are boarded-up gems, vulnerable to thieves, arson and graffiti.