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Leland Hotel - Photos (exterior)

A view of the Leland Hotel to the left, looking east - Photo from May 15, 2025

A view of the Leland Hotel looking northeast - Photo from May 15, 2025

Looking up the facade above the main entrance in March 2023

Rising 22 stories at the corner of Bagley and Cass, the Italian Renaissance hotel has certainly seen better days. Here's an image from March 2023.

The Leland Hotel is named after auto industrialist Henry Martyn Leland, who founded both Cadillac and Lincoln.

A diner still operates on the ground floor in early 2023. It is Dagwood's Cafe and Diner, although the name of the former diner, Luci and Ethel's, is still printed on the building's exterior.

An early morning view at the Leland's North and East elevations from a distance - Sep. 2024

An early morning view at the Leland's North and East elevations from a distance - Sep. 2024

The Leland north elevation in September 2024

The Leland north elevation as seen from Beacon Park in September 2024

The Leland north elevation in September 2024

The Leland Hotel opened its doors with the motto "800 beds - 800 baths." The hotel offered air-conditioned rooms, which was a luxury for the time.

On July 20, 2005, the hotel earned a place in the National Register of Historical Places. Image from March 2023.

The Leland Hotel, from left, Cass Tech, Grand Army of the Republic Building, Michigan Theatre and Book Tower, as seen from the top of the Book-Cadillac Hotel in 2008.

The Leland Hotel, as seen from the Book-Cadillac Hotel in 2008.

A close-up view of the Leland Hotel - Photo from May 15, 2025

A close-up view of the Leland Hotelon the left - Photo from May 15, 2025

A close-up view of the Leland Hotel - Photo from May 15, 2025

A close-up view of the Leland Hotel - Photo from May 15, 2025

Photo from May 15, 2025

A view of the Leland Hotel looking northeast - Photo from May 15, 2025

A close-up view of the Leland Hotel - Photo from May 15, 2025