Historic Detroit

Every building in Detroit has a story — we're here to share it

Riverview Park - Demolition photos

Several buildings along the Detroit River are left as piles of rubble in 1928, in this view taken from the Douglas MacArthur Bridge to Belle Isle.

The site of Riverview Park, scrapped clean, on April 22, 1930

The iconic windmill undergoing demolition

The iconic Riverview windmill at East Jefferson and Field Street is seen in the process of being demolished in 1928.