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

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

Berry Gordy Jr.'s old home was the original headquarters of Motown Record Corporation.

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

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

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

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

Collective made up of artists, musicians, and activists.

The bones of an old zoo crumbling in the shadow of a new one.

The Beaux-Arts aquarium boasts a vast collection of saltwater and freshwater fish on an island in the Detroit River.

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

Controversial tribute to the heavyweight champion boxer who grew up in Detroit.

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

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

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

A tour de force of a fountain, memorializing a man who loved fountains more than anything else.

The first American department store, and home to the largest operating musical instrument in the world.

This elaborate towering structure was once famed for its revolutionary height.

This charming colonial alleyway is one of the oldest continuously used residential streets in the U.S.

An Irish Memorial commemorating those who perished due to potato blight.

Alexander Hamilton’s creation caused quite a bit of controversy.

A layered tribute to the work of mosaicist Isaiah Zagar.

Ant sculptures march up the side of what used to be an iconic spot in punk rock lore.

This opulent Pueblo Deco movie palace melds Art Deco and Native American motifs.