Cass Tech High School (old) - Photos
Cass Tech High School (old)

The massive machinery that drove Cass Tech's elevators.
Patrick Krupa (www.patrickrupa.com) for HistoricDetroit.org

The cafeteria in the 1980s addition
Mark Hall for HistoricDetroit.org

Nearly every classroom in the school was left filled with desks, supplies and equipment.
Mark Hall for HistoricDetroit.org

The original swimming pool, which was closed after the addition was added in the 1980s.
Elizabeth Beale (www.elizabethbeale.com) for HistoricDetroit.org

Classrooms were left full of desks when the school district abandoned the landmark.
Elizabeth Beale (www.elizabethbeale.com) for HistoricDetroit.org

Elizabeth Beale (www.elizabethbeale.com) for HistoricDetroit.org

Cass Tech was abandoned by the school districts with tons of school supplies, computers, musical instruments and more left behind.
Elizabeth Beale (www.elizabethbeale.com) for HistoricDetroit.org

The venerable Second Avenue facade of Cass Tech High School
Elizabeth Beale (www.elizabethbeale.com) for HistoricDetroit.org

Cass Tech was a proud educational landmark in downtown Detroit.
Paul Hitz (www.paulhitzphotography.com) for HistoricDetroit.org

The classrooms were left full of desks and other supplies when the district abandoned the building.
Dan Austin/HistoricDetroit.org

The swimming pool in the 1980s addition was supposed to be Olympic-size - but contractors used English measurement instead of metric.
Steve Neavling for HistoricDetroit.org

A chemistry lab
Dan Austin/HistoricDetroit.org

Looking north up Grand River on April 17, 2009, at Cass Tech and its 1980s addition.
Paul Hitz (www.paulhitzphotography.com) for HistoricDetroit.org

An aerial view of Cass Tech on April 17, 2009.
Paul Hitz (www.paulhitzphotography.com) for HistoricDetroit.org

The proud Cass Technical High School
Steve Neavling for HistoricDetroit.org

Old Cass Tech and Michigan Central Station
Steve Neavling for HistoricDetroit.org