Stay the night at the lovely E-Zone Hotel. Bring your own half-pint, crack-pipe, and can of RAID!!
The former Grand Quarters Club on 3075 E Grand Blvd. was once the Duplex Theater from 1915-1922.
Cheap Charlies on Gratiot.
An old warehouse near Eastern Market.
The Atlas Furniture Warehouse on Gratiot.
Another old warehouse, this time it's John F. Ivory Bros.
Detroit City Airport. Talk has been floating around about its demolition.
Another angle of Detroit City Airport.
Stay the night at the fabulous City Airport Motel.
Bathed in sunlight is this ornate building near City Airport.
An abandoned apartment near City Airport.
Ivan Doverspike Co. on Conner is an active industrial complex.
The Empowerment Zone is full of historical gas stations, but wait, this has been converted into an auto repair facility!
Another old gas station on Mt. Elliot.
A couple of old but highly restorable houses on Trumbull.
The Schvitz Bathhouse on 8295 Oakland at Melbourne. This is one of the few viable businesses on Oakland, with the exception of various churches and party stores. Originally the "Oakland Bath House". It is one of the oldest steam clubs still open in the U.S. and was a hang out for the Purple gang. If you were to call there they would be glad to give you some history... There was just an article about it in the Jewish news about a month or two ago. (Thanx to JYogi for most of this info!) Click the picture for more Schvitz history.
Let's get some shopping done; on second thought...
Now, how did this lovely building end-up in the E-Zone?
An abandoned house that doubles as a pheasant coop.
Now this looks like a nice friendly place to take the kids.
A boarded, bricked-up office.
This gem is on Mt. Elliot.
The Lasky Recreation Center. It looks like tiles from the demolished swimming pool were used to brick-up the windows.
The Nellie Leland School for Crippled Children dates back to 1918. The school attracted wide attention because of its unusual design features including ramps from the main to the third floor. The school operated until 1981. The property was purchased in the mid 1980s by Stroh Properties, Inc. Developer Joel Landy, who will be renovating the building for use as lofts. A bronze tablet once hung on the outside wall of the Leland School. Placed there in 1925 by the Daughters of the G.A.R., it marked the site as the former location of Detroit Barracks from 1830 to 1866. Lieutenant U.S. Grant commanded from 1849 to 1851, and the post served as a military recruiting station during the Civil War.
There are many Chrysler Plants in the Zone. This one is on Outer Drive.
Another old warehouse in dire need of a paint job, this one being in Corktown.
The brand new E-Zone ruins, the E-Zone condos.
The brand new E-Zone condos, which aren't even done being built.
A shuttered and rapidly decaying bar in the E-Zone.
The grandaddy of all E-Zone ruins, the Michigan Central Station.
A close up of the side of the Michigan Central Station.
Got your taxes done yet? Across from the Michigan Central Station is the CPA Building.