Advice-columnist's bell tower, paid for with pennies.

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

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

The pieces in this sculpture garden are made from demolished buildings that were once landmarks of Motor City.

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

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

The concrete shell of an industry giant remains as a playground for graffiti artists, auto scrappers, and paintball warriors.

This public baseball field is a beloved remainder from of one of the most historic stadiums in the country.

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

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

Collective made up of artists, musicians, and activists.

Detroit housing collective working to create an "environment for revolutionary change."

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

Abandoned concert venue legendary for its rock counterculture.

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

This Detroit ruin was once a gothic bastion of its community, but now it stands as a haunting ruin.

This former industrial site has transformed into a community sculpture garden that hosts monthly Full Moon parties.

Hamissi Mamba and Nadia Nijimbere opened this community-minded restaurant serving dishes from their native Burundi.

The birthplace of the Ford Model T is now a museum full of antique cars.

Glass and concrete building designed by Albert Kahn.

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

This historic Jewish cemetery sits right in the heart of a Detroit car factory.

A wacky two-story folk-art assemblage of carved and found objects, with lights, motion, and sound now in need of financial support.

Where the Model T was made and the assembly line was invented.