The Michigan Building
Michaela CrossMichaela Cross|Guest Contributor|THINGS TO DO, DETROIT Updated : Oct 13, 2015, 03.04 PM IST
Michaela Cross
Michaela Stone Cross is a writer, adventurer and international traveler from Philadelphia, USA. She enjoys finding ways to live exclusively off of potatoes so that she can afford to spend all her money exploring strange places strangely.
One of the stranger sites in Detroit is the Michigan Building, formerly an immaculate theatre and now a parking garage. The murals have staid and so have the gilded ceilings; the only thing that’s changed is the floor which now supports only cars, not theatre guests. To get in be prepared to talk to a grumpy guard, but if you come at the right time (which seems to be whenever the guard feels like it or whenever there’s not a major sports game going on) you’ll get a ten minute glance. Conveniently located in the downtown area you can step in for a quick look before heading out to any other activity.
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