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Abandoned building interior with escalators, graffiti, and broken glass on the floor.
Abandoned auditorium with rows of empty orange seats facing a decayed stage. Ceiling and walls show signs of neglect and damage. Electrical panel visible in foreground.

Retail

Over Detroit’s vast history many retail chains have came and gone both big and small

Schools

Between 2007 and 2012 a total of 125 DPS schools closed, of which today only 61 remain

Interior of a shopping mall with JCPenney store, escalators, arcade game machines, and a change machine.
Interior of an abandoned building with peeling paint, exposed bricks, and graffiti. Overgrown vegetation is visible inside.
Abandoned church interior with graffiti on walls and ceiling damage

Churches and Parishes

With the population decline of Detroit throughout the late 20th into the 21st, many churches saw numbers drop in the thousands leading to the closure of many

Hotels

with the ever changing landscape of hotels many close or change ownership before ultimately closing

Offices

declining job markets in other sectors, alongside the switch to remote jobs has killed off the need of many physical office spaces

Restaurants

Two major recessions have left a gap in the restaurant industry as many closed due to financial issues

Inside view of a neglected, abandoned house with broken kitchen cabinets and debris on the floor.

Apartments

Many apartments in Detroit remain abandoned after the sharp decline of population in Detroit, and was accelerated more after the Great Recession of 2008

Entertainment Venues

At one time 6 ballrooms made up the landscape around Detroit, along with many other venues today many of those venues have been abandoned along with the last two remaining ballrooms in Detroit

Dead Malls

Detroit was home to the first ever Mall in the US, the Northland Center since the early 2000s many malls have closed or remain in a “dead” state
Abandoned industrial building interior with graffiti on pillars

Hospitals

Many hospitals in Detroit, remain abandoned in vast states of disrepair with many scrapped till nothing is left

Warehouses and Industry

Many locations related to Detroit Industry and Warehouse Storage were affected by the poor job market of Detroit in the late 20th century into the 21st leaving them abandoned

Interior of an abandoned diner with empty booths and wooden decor.