The Yorba Hotel in March 2020
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First floor hallway
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Front facade in March 2020
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The 56,000-square-foot building has a dormitory-style layout with 250 units and common bathrooms on each floor.
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Southwest Detroit’s Hotel Yorba is the inspiration of the song of the same name by the rock band the White Stripes.
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Front lobby in March 2023
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Built in 1926, the building had been operating in part as a halfway house for parolees by the time the White Stripes recorded its 2001 single.
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Yorba is still sporting its iconic and sizable "HOTEL YORBA" sign a few stories above the actual building.
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The hotel’s entrance, with its distinctive wooden doors, stained glass and inscriptions.
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Beautiful front door detail
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The YORBA sign above the front entrance
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Looking up at the front entrance
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Front lobby
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Another detailed shot of the front entrance
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The YORBA is a testament to Detroit’s rich past and cultural heritage.
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