Vanity Ballroom - Photos
Vanity Ballroom

The failing roof has allowed the elements to eat away at the beauty of the Vanity.
Steve Neavling for HistoricDetroit.org

The failing roof has allowed the elements to eat away at the beauty of the Vanity.
Steve Neavling for HistoricDetroit.org

The failing roof has allowed the elements to eat away at the beauty of the Vanity.
Steve Neavling for HistoricDetroit.org

Keeping vandals and scrappers out has proved to be difficult. Here, the entrance on Newport was busted open.
Steve Neavling for HistoricDetroit.org

The Vanity's exterior is decked out in ancient-looking Aztec and Mayan reliefs.
Dan Austin/HistoricDetroit.org

The Vanity's exterior is decked out in ancient-looking Aztec and Mayan reliefs.
Dan Austin/HistoricDetroit.org

The Vanity's exterior is decked out in ancient-looking Aztec and Mayan reliefs.
Dan Austin/HistoricDetroit.org

Many of the decorative elements have been stolen from the Vanity's exterior.
Dan Austin/HistoricDetroit.org

The crown of the Vanity.
Dan Austin/HistoricDetroit.org

Dan Austin/HistoricDetroit.org

The Vanity's exterior has been hit hard by neglect, the elements, vandals and scrappers.
Dan Austin/HistoricDetroit.org

The East Jefferson elevation
Dan Austin/HistoricDetroit.org