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Detroit's Abandoned Tower (The Story of Book Tower) (8x22)

: 16, 2021

Detroit is effectively the dictionary’s definition of Urban Decay and poverty. Yet images of the fading city somehow evoke emotions of nostalgia and curiosity. This is the magic of great cities beyond their prime, and the expression of times passage – as offered by neglect. Inside that faded skyline is Book Tower, an abandoned skyscraper that was intended to be Detroit’s greats landmark – only to be ridiculed as an abomination by many. Although stunted by The great depression of America, and in tatters as a result of the decline of Detroit this Rust belt monument aviated the wrecking ball and represents a time when Detroit Michigan was an icon of the world.