Downtown

Woodward Building
Woodward Building / Tall-Eez Shoes
The Woodward Building was a mixed commercial and residential building in downtown Detroit that was vacant for many years but has since been renovated.
Wayne County Building
Old Wayne County Building
The Old Wayne County building closed in 2009 and has been vacant since.
Park Avenue Building
Park Avenue Building
The Park Avenue Building was the last of Detroit's abandoned skyscrapers when redevelopment began in 2018.
Joe Louis Arena
Joe Louis Arena
Joe Louis Arena was home to the Detroit Red Wings hockey team until it was vacated in 2017 and subsequently demolished.
Reynolds Sales Office
Reynolds Sales Office
The Minoru Yamasaki-designed sales offices for the Reynolds Company in Northland have been abandoned since 2012.
Detroit Public Television
Detroit Public Television
The former studio of Detroit Public Television is a historic building in midtown.
David Whitney Building
David Whitney Building
The David Whitney Building was a vacant skyscraper in downtown Detroit that was renovated and reopened in 2014.
Whittier Hotel
Whittier Hotel
The Whittier Hotel is a partially-renovated apartment complex on the Detroit riverfront.
The Book Tower
The Book Tower
The Book Tower and Book Building are two joined skyscrapers in downtown Detroit, closed since 2009.
Park Avenue Hotel
Park Avenue Hotel / Harbor Light
The Park Avenue Hotel was an upscale hotel in Detroit's Cass Corridor neighborhood. After becoming a senior home and later a shelter, the building closed and was abandoned in 2003.
Orchestra Hall
Orchestra Hall
Orchestra Hall, home of Detroit's Symphony Orchestra, was abandoned in the 1950's and nearly demolished to make way for a hamburger stand.
Michigan Theater
Michigan Theater
The Michigan Theater is one of the most recognized parking garages in the world.
Michigan Central Station
Michigan Central Station
Michigan Central Station is a former train station in Detroit that has become one of the most city's most notorious ruins.
The University Club
The University Club / YWCA
The University Club was once a prestigious social club on Jefferson Avenue in Detroit. It was demolished in 2013.
Book Depository / Roosevelt Warehouse
Book Depository / Roosevelt Warehouse
Detroit Public Schools Book Depository was a warehouse containing tens of thousands of discarded books.
Broderick Tower
Broderick Tower
The David Broderick Tower is a 35 story building on the corner of Witherell and Woodward. It was vacant for many years until being restored in 2012.
The Farwell
The Farwell
The Farwell is a historic vacant building located in downtown Detroit.
Metropolitan Building
Metropolitan Building
The Metropolitan Building was home to jewelers, watchmakers, and merchants. It has been abandoned since 1977.
Hotel Fort Wayne
Hotel Fort Wayne
The Hotel Fort Wayne was built in 1926 on the corner of Cass and Temple. It has been vacant since the 1990's.
Free Press Building
Free Press Building
The former home of the Detroit Free Press, this 14-story Albert Kahn-designed building has been vacant since 1998.
Lee Plaza
Lee Plaza
Lee Plaza is an abandoneed hotel / apartment building located just outside of New Center in Detroit.
Mammoth Shopping Center
Mammoth Shopping Center
The former Mammoth / Federal's department store, located on west Grand boulevard in Detroit.
Hotel Eddystone
Hotel Eddystone
The Hotel Eddystone is an abandoned hotel just outside of downtown Detroit designed by Louis Kamper.
Carl's Chop House
Carl's Chop House
Carl's Chop House was a popular restaurant located across from the Motor City casino on Grand River.
Wellington Place
Wellington Place / Seward Hotel
The Wellington Place, formerly known as the Seward Hotel, is a 10-story apartment building that has been abandoned since its closure in 2009.
Grand Army of the Republic Building
Grand Army of the Republic Building
The Grand Army of the Republic Building, or GAR as it's known, is a triangular castle located on the corner of Grand River and Cass streets.
The Wurlitzer Building
The Wurlitzer Building
Built in 1926, the Wurlitzer building served as a showroom and offices for the Wurlitzer company, a well-known organ, jukebox, and musical instrument manufacturer.
CPA Building
CPA Building
The CPA building was home to the Conductor's Protective Association, a union of sorts for railway conductors.
Hotel Charlevoix
Hotel Charlevoix
The abandoned Hotel Charlevoix was one of downtown Detroit's oldest remaining hotels when it was demolished in 2013.
The Roosevelt Hotel
Roosevelt Place Hotel
The Roosevelt Place Hotel used to serve rail passengers of Michigan Central Station. It has been abandoned for several years, but is in the process of being renovated.
Hotel Granwood
Hotel Granwood
The Hotel Granwood burned on St. Patrick's day 2000. It was demolished in 2013.
Stanley Hong's Mannia Cafe
Stanley Hong's Mannia Cafe
Hong's Mannia Cafe is a former restaurant located in the industrial part of Milwaukee Junction.
The Hotel Savarine
Hotel Savarine
The Winston Place apartments, formerly the Hotel Savarine, is a vacant nine story apartment building on Jefferson street in Detroit.
St Paul's Elderly Housing
St Paul's Elderly Housing
St Paul's Elderly Housing is an abandoned apartment building on the west side of Detroit.