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Park Avenue Hotel - Photos

A room inside the Park Avenue Hotel in March 2015.

A room inside the Park Avenue Hotel in March 2015.

Doors inside the Park Avenue

Chairs left behind after the building closed.

The ballroom and stage of the Park Avenue

The Park Avenue was in rough shape, but was still salvageable at the time it was imploded.

Like many buildings in Detroit, when the Park Avenue was abandoned, furniture was left behind.

The Park Avenue was a substance-abuse center at the end of its life, hence the focus on religion.

A room inside the Park Avenue Hotel in March 2015.