Following the demolition of the J.L. Hudson's Building,
the Book-Cadillac Hotel became the largest abandoned
building downtown. The hotel offered 1200 guest rooms
and some of the most amazing spaces in the city. It
is the supreme symbol of 1920's Detroit's wealth and
optimism.
Unfortunately beauty and size could not prevent eventual
closure. Vacant for 20 years the building was heavily
vandalized. However, the building's beauty and size
also prompted successful efforts in the 2000s to restore
the building, which once again reigns as Detroit's finest
hotel.
|