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Categories: DetroitPhoto Du Jour

January 26, 2006 – Demolition Means Progress…

Or so the sign from the demolition company claimed….

The Motown complex has been razed to make make way for temporary parking.

While Brush Park revitalizes and thrives to the east, the west side of Woodward gets really bare…

Andrew

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  • I spoke with Mr. Funk this AM... He's switching servers today, so the outage is going to be a little longer than anticipated. Of course things never go off without a hitch....

    He will be back.

  • Wasn't the Motown Center supposed to be built on this site sometime? I heard a proposal a long time ago. Any news since?

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