Hammond Building - Demolition photos
Hammond Building
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The Hammond, and the rest of the historic block, gone in February 1958.
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The site of the Hammond cleared in 1957.
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Only two walls remain of Detroit's first skyscraper.
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Demolition winds down on the Hammond Building. The Penobscot Building is in the background.
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The Hammond is gone in early December 1956.
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The Hammond's Fort Street facade was the last to go in December 1956.
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The back of the Hammond as demo begins. All you see was razed in 1956 for Chase Tower.