Wurlitzer Building - Pre-restoration Photos
Wurlitzer Building
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The Wurlitzer, shot in infrared
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The rear wall of the Wurlitzer was bricked-up in November 2013, two years after it started collapsing to the ground below.
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The rear wall of the Wurlitzer, after part of the facade collapsed into the alley
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The roof of the Wurlitzer Building
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The Metropolitan Building, as seen through a hole in the rear wall of the top floor.
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One of the upper floors in the Wurlitzer in November 2012, after interior demo was performed.
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One of the upper floors in the Wurlitzer in November 2012, after interior demo was performed.
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A typical floor in the Wurlitzer, in November 2012, after cleanup work had been done.
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A typical floor in the Wurlitzer, in November 2012, after cleanup work had been done.
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One of the upper floors in the Wurlitzer in November 2012, after interior demo was performed.
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One of the upper floors in the Wurlitzer in November 2012, after interior demo was performed.
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A typical floor in the Wurlitzer, in November 2012, after cleanup work had been done.
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The Wurlitzer's front windows are covered in graffiti.
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A typical floor in the Wurlitzer, in November 2012, after cleanup work had been done.
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A typical floor in the Wurlitzer, in November 2012, after cleanup work had been done.
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A typical floor in the Wurlitzer, in November 2012, after cleanup work had been done.
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The walls of the Wurlitzer are covered with graffiti and bumper stickers such as this.
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The elevator doors on a typical floor in the Wurlitzer
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The basement of the Wurlitzer in November 2012, after it was pumped out.
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The rear of the Wurlitzer's lobby in November 2012
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The lobby of the Wurlitzer in November 2012, as cleanup work was being done.
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The lobby of the Wurlitzer in November 2012, as cleanup work was being done.
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The lobby of the Wurlitzer in November 2012, as cleanup work was being done.
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The Wurlitzer, as seen from the roof of the next-door Metropolitan Building
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The top floor of the Wurlitzer, where the rear wall collapsed in 2011.
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The Detroit People Mover "darts" in front of the Wurlitzer in this long-exposure.
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Crumbling neighbors: The Wurlitzer and the Metropolitan Building
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The Wurlitzer Building