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Detroit Harbor Terminals Inc. Building
Boblo Building as seen from the Port of Detroit
Alternative namesBoblo Island Detroit Dock Building, Detroit Marine Terminal Building
General information
StatusAbandoned
Town or cityDetroit
CountryUS
Coordinates42°18′23.47″N 83°5′12.2″W / 42.3065194°N 83.086722°W / 42.3065194; -83.086722
Technical details
Floor count10
Design and construction
Architecture firmAlbert Kahn Inc.

The Detroit Harbor Terminal Building (also known as the Detroit Marine Terminal Building is an abandoned ten-story warehouse in Detroit, Michigan. The warehouse is located on the Detroit River just downriver from the Ambassador Bridge between S. McKinstry and Clark Streets on West Jefferson Avenue.

On May 1, 1925, the Detroit Railway and Harbor Terminals Company issued $3.75 million in bonds towards the construction of a 12-acre terminal warehouse and related facilities. Construction of a ten-story, 900,000 square feet building, of reinforced concrete, was the largest on the Great Lakes when it opened on March 15, 1926. The new building was designed by Albert Kahn and his firm.

Gallery

  • The inside of the vacant building which has been stripped of much of its metal by thieves and vandalized. The inside of the vacant building which has been stripped of much of its metal by thieves and vandalized.
  • The main entrance on Jefferson Ave. W. The main entrance on Jefferson Ave. W.
  • A view of the East-Northeast (upriver) side of the building from Clark St. and Jefferson Ave. W. The graffiti was new as of April 2011. A view of the East-Northeast (upriver) side of the building from Clark St. and Jefferson Ave. W. The graffiti was new as of April 2011.
  • A view of the North side of the building from Clark St. and Jefferson Ave. W. The graffiti was new as of April 2011. A view of the North side of the building from Clark St. and Jefferson Ave. W. The graffiti was new as of April 2011.

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Further Reading

References

  1. "Detroit Railway and Harbor Terminals Co". Detroit Free Press. 5 May 1925. p. 23.
  2. "A New Industry for Detroit". Detroit Free Press. 4 Nov 1926. p. 82.
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