The Hammond, and the rest of the historic block, gone in February 1958.

Photo from the Detroit Free Press archives.

The site of the Hammond cleared in 1957.

Photo from the Detroit Free Press archives.

Only two walls remain of Detroit's first skyscraper.

Photo from the Burton Historical Collection.

Demolition winds down on the Hammond Building. The Penobscot Building is in the background.

Photo from Burton Historical Collection.

The Hammond is gone in early December 1956.

Photo from an old Detroit Free Press article.

The Hammond's Fort Street facade was the last to go in December 1956.

Photo from the Detroit News archives.

The back of the Hammond as demo begins. All you see was razed in 1956 for Chase Tower.

Photo from July 1956 Free Press article.