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

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

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

Concrete igloos standing across from what remains of the Michigan Central train depot.

Collective made up of artists, musicians, and activists.

A painted-over wall in Detroit originally built to segregate a black community from an adjacent white development.

An ornate Detroit church, left empty and ravaged by time.

One of Detroit’s oldest blues clubs stands in defiance of the passage of time and the city’s shifting fortunes.

The world’s largest Masonic temple was saved by the White Stripes.

The world's oldest operating jazz club has been in operation since May 1934.

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

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

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

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

This feline raises a friendly paw at drivers barreling toward the freeway.

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.

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

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

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

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

Abandoned concert venue legendary for its rock counterculture.

Berry Gordy Jr.'s old home was the original headquarters of Motown Record Corporation.

The oldest brick house in the state of Ohio.