Detroit Harbor Terminal building (2012)

Kathy Toth || Toronto Graffiti Archive || Instagram

I've been inside the insanely huge space twice over the years and constantly go by it when going downriver. It was in surprisingly good, as well as bad shape. I'd say the most interesting part about this place is the rooftop with the graffiti being a close second - an much more of it went up inside since I was last there, but you can see it in people's photos here. Tomorrow I'll post some winter shots where you can see how huge the roof is with a group of people on it.

The Detroit Harbor Terminal Building, also known as the Detroit Marine Terminal Building, is an abandoned ten-story warehouse in Detroit, Michigan. The warehouse is located on the Detroit River just downriver from the Ambassador Bridge between S. McKinstry and Clark Streets on West Jefferson Avenue.

On 1 May 1925, the Detroit Railway and Harbor Terminals Company issued $3.75 million in bonds for the construction of a 12-acre terminal warehouse and related facilities. The large warehouse that would be built was intended to relieve the shortage of storage space for the growing city. [1] Construction of a ten-story, 900,000 square feet building, of reinforced concrete, was the largest on the Great Lakes when it opened on 15 March 1926.[2] The new building was designed by Albert Kahn and his firm.

It is currently owned by the Mourons...and is being demolished.

Taken on: August 2, 2012

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