The Morgan & Wright building designed by Albert Kahn succumbs to the wrecking ball on April 28, 1985.
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The Albert Kahn-designed Morgan & Wright building on East Jefferson falls to the wrecking ball on March 15, 1985.
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Looking south down Bellevue toward the Detroit River, where the Albert Kahn-designed Morgan & Wright building once stood.
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Demolition of the Uniroyal factory in March 1985
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What's left of elevator No. 6 from Building No. 3 on March 25, 1985
Demolition inside one of the Uniroyal buildings on March 15, 1985
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Demolition of the Uniroyal plant in 1985
Demolition of Uniroyal on March 25, 1985. From left to right are what's left of Building No. 60 substation, Building 360-38, Building 1, Building 29 and Building 3.
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Demolition continues on Uniroyal's former plant along the Detroit River in 1985.
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Elevator No. 6 is all that's left of the southwest corner of Building No. 3 on March 25, 1985.
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Demolition of the Uniroyal plant on March 15, 1985
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Demolition of Building No. 3 on March 25, 1985. The structures in the foreground were "pocket racks" that were extracted from the building.
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West side of Building No. 29 and Building No. 3 undergoing demolition on March 25, 1985
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Uniroyal plant under demolition on March 15, 1985
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Building No. 29, left, and Building No. 1 undergoing demolition on April 28, 1985
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Demolition of a Uniroyal plant building on April 8, 1985
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Building No. 46 undergoing demolition on May 20, 1985
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What's left of Uniroyal's Building No. 1 on May 7, 1985
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A staircase from Building No. 1 lies in a heap of rubble on May 7, 1985.
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Demolition of the Uniroyal plant on April 8, 1985
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Demolition of the Uniroyal plant in Detroit on April 14, 1985
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Demolition of Uniroyal, with a container of molds used to make tires in the foreground
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Building No. 3, looking north toward East Jefferson
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Demolition of Uniroyal on April 15, 1985
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One of the factory floors, with the wall demolished allowing in more light, on April 15, 1985
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Demolition of Uniroyal on April 15, 1985
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Demolition of Uniroyal on Oct. 30, 1986
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Demolition of the Uniroyal site on Nov. 7, 1985
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Demolition of Uniroyal on Nov. 7, 1985
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Demolition of Uniroyal on Nov. 7, 1985
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Demolition on Uniroyal on June 18, 1986
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Demolition of Uniroyal's plant along the Detroit River
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Demolition of the Uniroyal plant is nearly complete on July 30, 1986.
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The eighth and ninth floors of Building No. 36 on July 29, 1985
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Demolition of the Uniroyal plant
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Demolition of Uniroyal on June 18, 1986
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Showing one of the main roadways within the massive Uniroyal complex. No clue why there was a school bus parked there during demolition.
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Looking north up Concord Drive showing the Uniroyal plant's Building No. 76 on May 7, 1985
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Removing what is left of Building No. 78 on May 7, 1985
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Uniroyal's Building No. 78 down with Buildings No. 76 and 79 still standing on May 7, 1985
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Looking down one of the plant's roadways on April 28, 1985, during demolition
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Showing what's left of the Uniroyal plant along East Jefferson Avenue on Sept. 5, 1985
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Uniroyal plant under demolition on June 10, 1985
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Uniroyal demolition on May 13, 1985
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Uniroyal demolition on May 28, 1985
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Demolition of the Uniroyal plant on May 20, 1985
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The crossover gangway from Building 35/2 to Building 77 on June 20, 1985
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Uniroyal under demolition with the Detroit River in the background
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Building No. 78 lies in rubble on May 7, 1985
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Demolition of Uniroyal on June 10, 1985
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Demolition of the Uniroyal plant on May 28, 1985
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Demolition of Uniroyal on June 17, 1985, showing a hydraulic press at bottom left from the Fourth Floor of Building 79 with Building No. 77 serving as a backdrop.
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Demolition of Uniroyal on May 13, 1985
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A baseball diamond on the plant's property, presumably for break time. Demolition continues in the background April 22, 1985.
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Buildings No. 1 and 29 in the final stages of demolition on May 7, 1985. Building No. 44, the powerhouse, is in the background.
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Demolition of Uniroyal on May 13, 1985
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Demolition of Uniroyal on May 20, 1985, showing a stack of 600-horsepower motor armatures with one of the original plant buildings in the background
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Looking east showing the remains of Building No. 1 and a 30-million gallon gasoline tank in the foreground on May 7, 1985
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Demolition of Uniroyal on June 10, 1985
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Uniroyal's Building No. 44 coming down on June 3, 1985. Building No. 43 is in the background with the smokestacks.
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A stub is all that's left of Building No. 29 on June 14, 1985. There is a Civil Defense fallout shelter sign located at the bottom-center of the wall.
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Demolition of Uniroyal on March 15, 1985
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Demolition of Uniroyal. Building 43 is in the background.
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Demolition of Uniroyal on May 13, 1985
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Building No. 29 coming down on May 7, 1985
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The smokestacks of Building No. 43 cast shadows over the Uniroyal demolition site on June 10, 1985.
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Uniroyal undergoing demolition on June 10, 1985. Building No. 43 looms in the background.
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The Renaissance Center is seen between two Uniroyal buildings undergoing demolition on April 28, 1985.
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By June 20, 1985, considerable progress had been made chipping away at the Uniroyal site. The photo was taken from the fourth floor of Building No. 10.
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Demolition of Uniroyal on June 10, 1985
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