Evolution of a City
Special - Detroit: Evolution of a City
An interactive look at the growth, decline, and revival of the city of Detroit through historic and present-day pictures.

 

Now & Then

Pictures showing how buildings in Detroit evolve over time.

Cass Tech
Cass Technical High School
Cass Tehcnical High School as it changed over the years.
Brodhead Armory
Brodhead Armory
A former naval armory, now getting picked over by scrappers and scavengers.
Calvary Presbyterian
Calvary Presbyterian
Calvary Presbyterian closed after being damaged in a fire and never reopened.
Cleveland School
Cleveland School
After sitting vacant for several years, Cleveland School reopened as a charter school.
Eastown Theater
Eastown Theater
The Eastown Theater once hosted the likes of Alice Cooper and The Who. It has been abandoned since the 1990's.
East Catholic High School
East Catholic High School
East Catholic High School was once one of the top performing schools in the city before it closed in 2005.
Kronk Gym
Kronk Gym
The Kronk Gym boxing program was run by Emmanuel Stewart until a broken water pipe caused the closure of the center.
Miller School
Miller Intermediate School
Miller High School was a historic school that served Detroit's early black neighborhoods. After closing in 2007, it reopened as a charter school in 2013.
St. Agnes Catholic Church
St. Agnes Catholic Church
St. Agnes closed in 2006 when it was merged into another parish.
St. Luke's Hospital
St. Luke's Hospital
A former hospital and homeless shelter in the suburb of Highland Park, burned and scrapped.
Twain Library
Mark Twain Library
The Twain Library closed in 1997 for minor repairs and never reopened.
The University Club
The University Club
The University Club was once an important social club where Detroit's elite met.