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Park Avenue Hotel (Detroit)

1924 establishments in Michigan2015 disestablishments in MichiganBuildings and structures demolished by controlled implosionBuildings and structures demolished in 2015Defunct hotels in the United States
Demolished buildings and structures in DetroitFormer skyscrapersHotel buildings completed in 1924Hotel buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in MichiganLouis Kamper buildingsNational Register of Historic Places in DetroitRenaissance Revival architecture in MichiganSalvation Army buildings
ParkAvenueHotelDetroit
ParkAvenueHotelDetroit

The Park Avenue Hotel was a hotel in the Cass Corridor of Detroit, Michigan. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2006. It was also known as Salvation Army Harbor Light Center and is not to be confused with Park Avenue House, also once known as Park Avenue Hotel. The building was imploded on July 11, 2015.

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Park Avenue Hotel (Detroit)
Sproat Street, Detroit Midtown

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Sproat Street 115
48201 Detroit, Midtown
Michigan, United States
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Detroit Masonic Temple
Detroit Masonic Temple

The Detroit Masonic Temple is the world's largest Masonic Temple. Located in the Cass Corridor of Detroit, Michigan, at 500 Temple Street, the building serves as a home to various masonic organizations including the York Rite Sovereign College of North America. The building contains a variety of public spaces including three theaters, three ballrooms and banquet halls, and a 160 by 100 feet (49 m × 30 m) clear-span drill hall.Recreational facilities include a swimming pool, handball court, gymnasium, bowling alley, and a pool hall. It is currently the home of the Detroit Handball Club. The building includes numerous lodge rooms, offices, and dining spaces, as well as a hotel section. Although the hotel rooms are available to any noble of the mystic shrine or blue lodge mason, none are currently in usable condition. Architect George D. Mason designed the whole structure as well as the Masonic Temple Theatre, a venue for concerts, Broadway shows, and other special events in the Detroit Theater District. It contains a 55-by-100-foot (17 m × 30 m) stage, one of the largest in the country.The Detroit Masonic Temple was designed in the neo-gothic architectural style, using a great deal of limestone. The ritual building features 16 floors, stands 210 feet (64 m) tall, with 1,037 rooms. It dominates the skyline in an area known as Cass Corridor, across Temple Street from Cass Park, and Cass Technical High School. It is within walking distance of the Little Caesars Arena and the MotorCity Casino Hotel.