This empty Detroit high school was too expensive to maintain or destroy.

A Beaux-Arts triumph rises from decades of decay to become the heart of a new innovation district.

World's largest Christmas store.

It's gunky, it's gross, and it's been freed from the sewer and put on display.

These enduring murals depicting a distinctly Marxist tribute to capitalism could not even be defeated by McCarthyism.

Detroit’s downtown castle is one of the oldest structures in the city.

38-story baroque tower reflecting Detroit's rise, fall, and possible rise again.

Standing guard on top of an old, vacant ice cream shop.

Dilapidated Mayan-themed ballroom was one of Detroit's most popular venues through the 40s.

To truly appreciate Detroit's landmark skyscraper, you have to step inside.

Opulent downtown movie theater now houses cars as an indoor parking garage.

One man's attempt to create an artistic wonder on a run-down block in Detroit.

The Beaux-Arts aquarium boasts a vast collection of saltwater and freshwater fish on an island in the Detroit River.

Advice-columnist's bell tower, paid for with pennies.

The bones of an old zoo crumbling in the shadow of a new one.

This sprawling bookstore spans four floors and has more than a million books in stock.

A wacky two-story folk-art assemblage of carved and found objects, with lights, motion, and sound now in need of financial support.

Enormous small-business mecca in the Midwest, serving dozens of artists.

Detroit’s Eastern Market has been transformed into an outdoor museum with colorful murals that address social issues and symbolize the city.

The grandiose interior of this bar speaks to its past as home to famous jewelers and railway offices.

Controversial tribute to the heavyweight champion boxer who grew up in Detroit.

This railway-turned-greenway provides a pedestrian link in downtown Detroit and celebrates urban artwork.

The first memorial dedicated solely to the Black troops who fought for the Union.

A small side chapel in Santa Fe's basilica is home to the oldest statute of the Virgin Mary in North America.