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Alleys & Ruins no. 63, Smash (2004, Detroit, MI, 1:30am)

Alleys & Ruins no. 63, Smash (2004, Detroit, MI, 1:30am)

The neo-gothic Metropolitan building was built in 1924 and was for a time the home to many of the city's finest jewelers. It was closed permanently in 1977, making for a rather short life for such a beautiful building.

As is often the case, I was more interested in the back of the building and I showed up with my friend Tom Holt, a lieutenant in the Detroit Fire Department. He carried a baseball bat and the few people we saw that night, long after midnight, received a swift and angry threat from Tom, who would raise the bat and tell them to keep fucking walking. It was a very effective strategy.

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