Mine too 😢.. what I hate is how accessible it is. . anyone can get inside...the scrappers have taken their share of artifacts...I noticed some things missing...it's sickening how Detroit doesn't properly safeguard these beautiful structures 😠
@ to be fair, for a long time Detroit and its communities didn’t have money to do this and are now working to remedy that, but too many structures are either already gone, too far along, or there are legitimately more important historical buildings. Communities are more important in this type of restoration or salvage, but they were largely trying to survive since the 70s when corporations and the wealthy abandoned Detroit. I see people, especially restoration shows and YT channels working to preserve homes and buildings, and I hope that there is more ongoing than that.
That is yet another well built aesthetically beautiful old world structure that should be noted as a historical landmark and saved. Maybe just that one save could be enough to revise the neighborhood. I watch these well filmed and edited presentations and always wish I was a billionaire with all the money needed to invest in the restoration. Thank you for making the time to make this wee film and share it.
There are thousands of people in the United States with enough money to invest in the revitalization of buildings like this and not even give it a second thought. Such people are not interested in heritage or community. They’re only interested in making more money.
@@davidserlin8097 The thing is you build it ,somebody has to come and good jobs have to be available. It's hard to get investors without some kind of return and feasibility. I saddens me to see this piece of history from the Art Deco period go to rot and ruin...
Old world being from 1928? Interesting, don't mind me, I'm not American. It's a beautiful building, it's just fairly new by the standards of many countries
it won't be saved or reused, it's not a desireable neighborhood, Detroit has many buildings like this in the same condition and few have any potential value
Nobody cares, unfortunately. Shouldn't there be historical societies to scoop these up to save for future generations? America is such a young country and these places are our coloseums and pyramids. They are all we have, our heritage, and we let them rot. It's shameful. But also, it would be a huge undertaking with all the lead paint and possibly asbestos. But wow. They SURE don't make them like this anymore.
I was amazed how little vandalism has occurred in this building. It's like even the taggers want to see it saved. I've heard there is somewhat of a renaissance in Detroit, so maybe someone will take on the challenge of restoration.
@@PinetopJackson2how much actual structural damage? Most new construction is crap. The materials are cheap & we will never see wood like that again. Nor the skilled craftsmen that made us so beautiful.
@@PinetopJackson2the first step would be to call Blight Busters and have them get a team to board up and secure the building so no further damage can occur. With groups like the Strategic Neighborhood Fund, there probably would be some interest in saving it. A very similar looking apartment building is 3 blocks east on Tuxedo. It is occupied, and looks remarkable.
That's one thing I admire about Europe and the UK. They restore their old buildings and keep the history alive. That's what makes them such a special place. I wish our culture did the same. I truly wish that buildings like these weren't allowed to just fade away. This quality can never be recaptured, but it could be lovingly restored.
Um, Detroit's a different kettle of fish. In the neighbourhood that building is... there are folks that would kill you for a dollar, or just because...for real.
Everyone loves beautiful architecture, but a building being beautiful doesn't exemp it from the old rule of real estate ... location, location, location.
Idk about UK but you can take out Europe from this, its becoming rare that factual original things are preserved, "thanks" to European Union and the western politics forced upon Europe. Then the massive immigration of Middle Eastern parasites that ruin everything they touch and the law drivers let these do their stuff people protesting doesnt mean anything. Sometimes you cant even protest because there are shootouts ... Anything that doesn't fall into narrative of the fake history that is being pushed upon us and flawed politics, simply gets bombed, sabotaged with law or simply lit on fire, or silently bulldozed then something else rises on said land or simply is overtaken by wild life. I found so many old buildings literally in the forests through the years so as old buildings that I grew up with that are ancient that were protected simply bulldozed and new modern appartments or offices made on said place with zero escuse or explanation why. I am genuenly surprised that our local train station managed to maintain the old look in style upon renovation, everything else was flattened and its clear now and the remaining of buildings are all new, however their quality is awful. I took bike rides through my town and city side and each year feels like I am in a different city sometimes I even got lost ...
I admired that about Europe and the UK as well. My guess is that they will lose the ability to maintain and restore historical buildings as their culture becomes increasingly marginalized. Just as has happened in the U.S. There are builders and destroyers. When the destroyers come to town, it’s just safer for the builders to leave than to lose everything to protect what they built.
What a beautiful, respectful video you've made about this lovely old derelict building. The editing, the choice of music, the decision to visit the graveside of the man who built it - so well done! I wish this grand old lady could be resuscitated. You bet I subscribed - thank you!
@@benumbed-n-beknighted thank you so much! There’s a few little edits here & there I wished I would have tweaked, but overall I’m pretty happy with how it turned out. I didn’t originally plan to go to the gravesite. I started to edit with just an online photo of Nussbaum’s grave and do a voiceover, but it just felt incomplete. I decided I needed to do the work, the story NEEDED me to drive to Royal Oak. And I’m glad I did.
@@donmartin986 thanks Don! No actual film courses. I’ve been involved in a couple low-budget film companies, but the real film school is just the movies & television shows I grew up with. Everything I do, I’m just making it up as I go along, but allowing it to be colored by my previous experiences.
As someone in another country where art deco is not only coveted, it costs at least 20% more than another property of the same size and location, this STUNNING building would NEVER have been vacant or abandoned! I can’t believe this is sitting empty and slowly decaying! Developers where I live in Australia would’ve been fighting one another to get their hands on this!
Beautiful, supurbly maintained Art Deco homes in Australia are routinely purchased by / for foreign buyers with knock downs required as part of the conditions of purchase . I've seen it happen repeatedly in my neighbourhood in Melbourne. They are typically replaced with crappy generic board constructions . And it's not even limited to single houses on bigger blocs ( for apartment developments). Very commonly exquisite vintage homes are replaced with very generic single homes for foreign buyers to use to park their money or as bolt holes. It is true that art deco apartments in desirable areas are often preserved , but part of that is because multiple owners make it harder for buyers to purchase them.
@@georginawhitby1320 that’s disheartening to hear, I was referring to apartment complexes in inner city areas like the one in the video, I could never afford an art deco house on my income anywhere near a major city. And I’m not ready to move to a regional centre, though I do often do searches and save stunning affordable deco or period homes for sale in regional areas into an online folder and dream……
My first apartment was at Chicago and Dexter back in the 70’s. I loved that apartment! The lobby had beautiful tile floors, lovely woodwork and one of those gated elevators. The neighborhood wasn’t the best ( actually rather rough), but the apartment buildings and homes in the area reflected the nostalgia of a previous era.
I just looked up that intersection on Google Maps…looks like the building is gone, but I can see the curved walkway that led up to the entrance, much like the one at the Laredo
@ The building I lived in wasn’t on the corner, but a couple buildings down off of Dexter on Chicago. One of the buildings you show in the video was very similar. A bit of a courtyard before entering the building. Many of the buildings were becoming vacant back then. Further down Chicago, the beautiful large homes were falling into disrepair or boarded up. One could see what a lovely Jewish neighborhood it was back in the day.
Back when builders had integrity and their good name was on the line! There was CHARACTER! Unlike the souless BOXES we live in now! Detroit was IT back then-what a city! The heart is still there, and wish it could be revived fully. Thank you for a walk on memory lane🙏🏻🎚❤️
Thanks for this video. This building is listed for sale, I hope it sees investment. Big apartments are coming back in vogue with the housing shortage, if this could be restored to its former glory and have modern kitchens and bathrooms but still have some historic feeling to the inside this would be a masterpiece once again. Nice work excellent video.
@@debbi555 -that and location. As far as I know Detroit offers nothing. It's a catch-22. Detroit needs industry, factories, etc... to bring it back to life. People will wait till there are jobs to support them there, and the businesses need the people there for them to have confidence they could make money.
Developers have actually started, and done quite a bit of renovating in Detroit. I just watched a YT channel called building tales, about what they considered the top 10 renovations in Detroit. So I must say I am pleasantly surprised. Maybe this lovely building has a chance at a new life.
Very nicely produced piece. When I was a kid my family were the superintendents of a slightly larger, nice but not quite as nice building as this in the Bronx. Luckily it survives and is still occupied last time I drove by. Then in my career I restored many buildings of this time period, some in even worse shape than this if you can believe it. I also tried and failed many times to find clients willing to save others. This is a particularly noteworthy building, I hope something good happens.
Watching your video brings a sense of nostalgia and a feeling of loss. These old structures need benefactors who will do them justice. An old friend lived in a gorgeous and grand house. His parents did not have the money for proper upkeep, so the structure declined. Many years later, whilst attending my mom's funeral, I drove past my friend's old residence. It had been purchased by people who invested money and time to restore the house. Stained-glass windows were all clean, beautiful paint job, etc. It brightened my disposition during that trip.
How YOU put this presentation together is absolutely perfection. You have a true gift. The history , Soft music and people's memories added such depth. You truly did justice to that fabulous building. I hope someone will save it and restore it and the neighborhood soon. GOOD LUCK KID! You found your calling.
Thank you so much Marty! I have a great time putting these videos together. With each one, my vision gets bigger & bigger. I’m still unable to completely match what I see in my head, but I’m learning, and do feel like these mini-documentaries are getting more professional as I continue
Dear old Detroit she had some of the most beautiful apartment buildings in the country. Unfortunately they all fell apart in the last 40 years and the scrappers have taken everything else. They were very well built and most of them abandoned for over 30 years and they’re still standing a monument to a once great city
I was happy to see it's not scrawled with graffiti or with remnants of squatters. Maybe the ghosts/spirits of its former occupants linger to protect it?
Not all. My 90-year-young mother and i took a drive back to the family built duplex around Thanksgiving (first trip back for her since 1971). It's in Bagley, and someone converted it into a single family dwelling and we had a tour & met the family who bought it for about 320k! I think it's an exciting time to be in Detroit... The Phoenix of the East!
The architecture in Detroit is insanely beautiful. I know a lot of people are attempting restoration of these gems. According to a friend who relocated there about 7 years ago, it’s a pretty nice place to live.
Passed by this house a many times growing up in the 70’s. Every once in a while when we passed these types of homes we may stare at the design and construction involved.
My mom grew up in an apartment building in this neighborhood in the mid-1930s and 1940s, maybe into the mid-50s - she unfortunately died in the early 2000s so, I can't ask her exactly where but, I know she was on Tuxedo and went to Central High School, as one of your quotes mentioned. I watched this and got kind of emotional, knowing my mom grew up in that once beautiful area you were showing. You could almost tell how gorgeous that building once was. Thank you for filming this.
Agreed. I always thought it'd be cool if there was a shot of places like these from the same angle from the time they were built to the present. The changes these neighborhoods and structures went through is surreal.
@@bobbiejeanne66 thank you Bobbie! I scoured the internet searching for vintage photos of the Laredo in its prime, but couldn’t find anything. I bet some families that lived there have some pics in a shoebox up in the closet…if we can get this video in front of them, I’m sure they’d be happy to share
Gosh.....I am from Portland, Oregon and during the late 60's the city tore down some gorgeous mansions. I hope this can be restored but then you would need that area to come back to life! Thank you for posting I really enjoyed your video.
I grew up on the East side of Detroit. Its mind blowing the city has let majority of these gorgous properties crumble. Ty for the video. I need to see pics of this when it was new:)
@@cookiestar2702 I scoured the internet searching for vintage photos of the Laredo in its prime, but couldn’t find anything. I bet some families that lived there have some pics in a shoebox up in the closet…if we can get this video in front of them, I’m sure they’d be happy to share…maybe you can help! Please share this video with anyone you know who lived in the area, or had friends who lived in the area…my parents definitely have a shoebox full of memories, it’s what people of that generation did. I’m almost certain that photos of the Laredo when it was in use exist, somewhere
This building needs saved, rehabbed/restored. It would be a catalyst for the neighborhood. I've seen buildings in worse condition brought back to life. 🤔❤️❤️
To be a catalyst for the neighborhoods you need ethnicity that apraciate such things. The ethnicity that lives in Detroit now has neither the appreciation for such art neither the IQ to develop anything like that.
An excellent video, well done! But what a disgrace, a travesty even, that such a majestic building can be left to rot in such a sad way. Here's hoping that your video can inspire someone to resurrect such an architectural beauty.
Just found your channel. I’m impressed. I grew up in Royal Oak and visited Detroit lots in the 60s and 70s. I’m living in Detroit now and have a fascination with the old buildings. Mostly empty but some still occupied ,albeit, run down. Every building I see, I wonder.
I think most are gone now, but circa 2005 there used to be so many of these elaborate apt bldgs in the highland park area. They were long abandoned even then, but still standing and beautiful nonetheless.
@@beavistechrock a few big ones, designed by the same architects, are still standing with active tenants: Whitmore Plaza, the Luxor and the Trocadero in Highland Park, and the Don Juan apartments in Detroit on E. Jefferson are just a handful!
@PinetopJackson2 I looked up the ones in highland park. They are all clustered north of 6mile technically in the palmer park neighborhood. Far as I know 6 mile was the northern boundary of highland park. Are these bldgs really in highland park or is it just some fluke of post office locations?
@@beavistechrock you’re right, looks like 6 Mile is the border of Highland Park, and the Palmer Park neighborhood is part of Detroit. Keep in mind, I’m a recent Detroit transplant lol!
@@PinetopJackson2 it all good I'm kinda confused myself as all the apartment listing websites site a highland park address. Which makes me wonder if by some fluke they are considered part of HP Or just these websites think HP sounds better than a detroit address. Idk. Which itself makes no sense as the whole of HP is way worse off than detroit. Plus anything palmer park or adjacent is known in the area to be a very nice neighborhood. On a side note, I'll spare the whole speach as I'm sure you've heard it numerous times. However exploring abandoned bldgs in Detroit is one of things that goes well for awhile. Until it doesn't. Then it goes really bad. These bldgs provide shelter to seriously disturbed ppl. You could unknowingly stumble upon someone in the middle of a paranoid psychosis state. Or someone looking for there next fix. Even without the dangers posed by violent criminals, there's structural dangers to worry about. There was a blogger in the early 2000s who told a story of scrapping at the Packard plant. One minute he was talking to a friend. The next he had fallen through a hole and down 2 stories. His one leg was spare ribbed his other was horribly broken as well. Add a few broken ribs and a punctured lung to the mix. If he didn't have someone with him he would've died a slow horrible death. That's my whole point here. Pls for your safety don't go alone. Other than that there's endless old beautiful structures and lots of history to discover.
I am very glad to see no vandalism on the inside. It sure was a beautiful building back in the day. Hope someone comes along and develops it, would bring some new life to the neighborhood. I know some areas of Detroit are being redeveloped. Anyway, great video!
Not from Detroit, but grew up in Columbus Ohio and remember large beautiful buildings as a kid long ago. Wonderful memories these folks write- beautiful!❤❤🎉
Wow, the brickwork! So many excellent tradesmen who are long gone. A sense of sadness always fills my heart when I see videos like this. I try to imagine all of the lives and their stories that have come and gone. The ppl that lived there, especially in the beginning would probably be heartbroken to see what it is today. Wish there were photos of the place during its glory days.
Great video in every respect, from the history, music and the shots of the details that made this building such a landmark. My father grew up a little north of here on Clement st in the 1930s and worked for the phone company in this neighborhood after the war. I lived in Virginia Park in the 1970s and remember driving past. The interior shots sadly remind me of the interior of the Grande Ballroom, another masterpiece of an abandoned city. In the late 70s I moved to San Francisco and worked renovating homes and buildings where it was unthinkable that any building would be abandoned and leveled.
Great video, peaceful music. Around 2008 I became enamored with Detroit after discovering the one-dollar house for sale. I sleuthed street-view in that area alot, there were so many other Moorish Art Deco style apartments around there. So many of them were burned or torn down. Im surprised this one is still standing, glad it is!
There are so many amazing architectural multi family and larger apartment buildings in Detroit. I've lived in different urban areas in the country, but none match the style and detail built in Detroit. The bricklayers had to be the most artistic in the nation in the 1920's. It's as if there were competitions amongst them for intricate design patterns using brick. But there is even more here. The architect wins the contest. What imagination at work. Every angle and closeup shows beautiful detail. Have always loved Moorish design and got to see it up close at the Alhambra in Spain. And here, the architect uses it but adds triple flair with even more electric touches. Perhaps the most beautiful in Detroit. Dexter Linwood has duplexes that are more detailed and artistic than many others elsewhere in Detroit. Not to say that all in Detroit aren't better than many other cities. They are! Aren't there some close competitors also on Linwood? Can you present those as well? Your cinematic style is well done. And a pleasure to watch! Thank you.
What a beautiful old building. I bet it was grand in its day! Fingers crossed that it will be saved. Nice video, my only complaint is that you didn’t show entire bathrooms. These old apartments generally had gorgeous tile work and fixtures.
Wow! What a cool place.❤ it reminds me of the scenes in the titanic movie when the old ship was taken back in time to its wonderful beauty, my imagination saw it how it once was.
A beautiful building. I like that you have looked up the background and history on this building, as well as talked with the locals. I wish the building could be preserved.
Thank you for sharing this beautiful building! Although the paint is peeling and walls are crumbling, you can clearly see the amazing bones this apartment building has. I love the built ins the most!
@@missmaryjanegreen I repair windows for a living. proper removal and disposal is expensive. And it's throughout the entire building. Plus a comparable billing of this quality and design it's not something that would even be built today.
Thanks for the video. 😢 I took hope someone will re-invest and restore this beauty. You can tell how well built she is and to withstand those elements, says something. God bless and keep that building safe, and get someone to save her 😁.
Thank you. Really appreciate your camera work letting the visuals speak for themselves. I hold your presentation to high esteem compared to other videoagraphers that dumb down their explorations with ignorant verbal commentary as if they were describing another planet.
Put a new roof on it. That is how to save these old buildings. Like they did in Pioneer Square in Seattle. A roof keeps the water out and that is where most of the damage occurs.
Heartbreakingly beautiful, even now. I feel terrible when I see beautiful buildings like this abandoned, but the quotes you provided do provide some context. This building was alive and occupied once, and left some people with good memories. Love this video and will subscribe to your channel.
Glad to see "younger people" talking about Art Deco. I hate to see any of the structures being lost to the wrecking ball. So, thanks. I'm 80. Sat. Jan. 25, 2025. Missouri.
@@Marcel_AudubonIt most certainly is Deco. Though Deco started in the early 20's in France it morphed as it crossed boundaries and oceans to the point being called something else entirely: much of Miami Beach is now referred to as "Streamline Moderne" or just "Moderne" though most of us think of it as Art Deco. This moorish style one is pretty common in Spain, the South of France, and Algiers... and also on the US West coast. Some giveaways are all the stepwise brick arches which are common in deco buildings but never seen in actual moorish style.
This is a wonderful video, and the music fits perfectly. I hope that if this building is ever demolished, the front facade is saved and incorporated into the new building. The result can be beautiful, if done correctly. I subscribed and look forward to more videos like this one in the future.
This was amazing and you really took the time to show us the detail and history of this once GRAND building. All the wonderful stories and memories. Thanks for sharing so much detail. Yes, Detroit was (and still is) such a fascinating place. What a wonderful time to have lived back when this building was alive with laughter and cheer.
My soul hurts for detroit been gone many years now but I adore her and when I pass some of my ashes will go home to the city I adored bless the grand girl❤
Detroit has no shortage of these forgotten but wonderfully designed buildings since the Big 3 no longer build cars and trucks in Detroit sadly. Thanks for the video.
Beautiful building and a great example of how diverse the art deco style was. Certainly a landmark building worth saving, however it would be only the exterior, as that whole interior is just an entire gut-job due to the neglect and deterioration.
To see something with such beautiful design fall into such a state hurts my heart.
Mine too 😢.. what I hate is how accessible it is. . anyone can get inside...the scrappers have taken their share of artifacts...I noticed some things missing...it's sickening how Detroit doesn't properly safeguard these beautiful structures 😠
@@cd6243It's not a City's business to protect vacant structures; we're just lucky they haven't moved to tear it down!
@ to be fair, for a long time Detroit and its communities didn’t have money to do this and are now working to remedy that, but too many structures are either already gone, too far along, or there are legitimately more important historical buildings. Communities are more important in this type of restoration or salvage, but they were largely trying to survive since the 70s when corporations and the wealthy abandoned Detroit. I see people, especially restoration shows and YT channels working to preserve homes and buildings, and I hope that there is more ongoing than that.
Agreed.
The ethnicity that lives in Detroit now has neither the appreciation for such art neither the IQ to develop anything like that.
That is yet another well built aesthetically beautiful old world structure that should be noted as a historical landmark and saved. Maybe just that one save could be enough to revise the neighborhood.
I watch these well filmed and edited presentations and always wish I was a billionaire with all the money needed to invest in the restoration. Thank you for making the time to make this wee film and share it.
There are thousands of people in the United States with enough money to invest in the revitalization of buildings like this and not even give it a second thought. Such people are not interested in heritage or community. They’re only interested in making more money.
I too am fascinated by this building. So much so, I created a rendering of what it may have looked like in its heyday
@@scorekeeper3034 I just saw it on the community page on your channel. Looks fantastic!
@@davidserlin8097 The thing is you build it ,somebody has to come and good jobs have to be available. It's hard to get investors without some kind of return and feasibility. I saddens me to see this piece of history from the Art Deco period go to rot and ruin...
Old world being from 1928? Interesting, don't mind me, I'm not American. It's a beautiful building, it's just fairly new by the standards of many countries
This is a very beautiful structure, and i hope it can be saved and reused.
it won't be saved or reused, it's not a desireable neighborhood, Detroit has many buildings like this in the same condition and few have any potential value
Nobody cares, unfortunately. Shouldn't there be historical societies to scoop these up to save for future generations? America is such a young country and these places are our coloseums and pyramids. They are all we have, our heritage, and we let them rot. It's shameful.
But also, it would be a huge undertaking with all the lead paint and possibly asbestos. But wow. They SURE don't make them like this anymore.
Well, I too hope it gets saved. It's beautiful, regardless of the Naysayers!
I was amazed how little vandalism has occurred in this building. It's like even the taggers want to see it saved. I've heard there is somewhat of a renaissance in Detroit, so maybe someone will take on the challenge of restoration.
@@chcarroll5164that's a lie. The plans are already in place to restore it for affordable housing :)
I'd love to see that brought back too life...beautiful!!
@@kimkelly-kline3768 definitely! It’d take some deep pockets though…
@@PinetopJackson2how much actual structural damage? Most new construction is crap. The materials are cheap & we will never see wood like that again. Nor the skilled craftsmen that made us so beautiful.
@@PinetopJackson2the first step would be to call Blight Busters and have them get a team to board up and secure the building so no further damage can occur.
With groups like the Strategic Neighborhood Fund, there probably would be some interest in saving it.
A very similar looking apartment building is 3 blocks east on Tuxedo. It is occupied, and looks remarkable.
Nicole Curtis or Evan and Keith from Bargain Block?
@ Nicole all the way
That's one thing I admire about Europe and the UK. They restore their old buildings and keep the history alive. That's what makes them such a special place. I wish our culture did the same. I truly wish that buildings like these weren't allowed to just fade away. This quality can never be recaptured, but it could be lovingly restored.
Um, Detroit's a different kettle of fish. In the neighbourhood that building is...
there are folks that would kill you for a dollar, or just because...for real.
Everyone loves beautiful architecture, but a building being beautiful doesn't exemp it from the old rule of real estate ... location, location, location.
The new ethnicity of the UK won't be restoring anything. They are also not capable of building anything.
Idk about UK but you can take out Europe from this, its becoming rare that factual original things are preserved, "thanks" to European Union and the western politics forced upon Europe. Then the massive immigration of Middle Eastern parasites that ruin everything they touch and the law drivers let these do their stuff people protesting doesnt mean anything. Sometimes you cant even protest because there are shootouts ...
Anything that doesn't fall into narrative of the fake history that is being pushed upon us and flawed politics, simply gets bombed, sabotaged with law or simply lit on fire, or silently bulldozed then something else rises on said land or simply is overtaken by wild life.
I found so many old buildings literally in the forests through the years so as old buildings that I grew up with that are ancient that were protected simply bulldozed and new modern appartments or offices made on said place with zero escuse or explanation why.
I am genuenly surprised that our local train station managed to maintain the old look in style upon renovation, everything else was flattened and its clear now and the remaining of buildings are all new, however their quality is awful.
I took bike rides through my town and city side and each year feels like I am in a different city sometimes I even got lost ...
I admired that about Europe and the UK as well. My guess is that they will lose the ability to maintain and restore historical buildings as their culture becomes increasingly marginalized. Just as has happened in the U.S. There are builders and destroyers. When the destroyers come to town, it’s just safer for the builders to leave than to lose everything to protect what they built.
What a beautiful, respectful video you've made about this lovely old derelict building. The editing, the choice of music, the decision to visit the graveside of the man who built it - so well done! I wish this grand old lady could be resuscitated. You bet I subscribed - thank you!
@@benumbed-n-beknighted thank you so much! There’s a few little edits here & there I wished I would have tweaked, but overall I’m pretty happy with how it turned out.
I didn’t originally plan to go to the gravesite. I started to edit with just an online photo of Nussbaum’s grave and do a voiceover, but it just felt incomplete. I decided I needed to do the work, the story NEEDED me to drive to Royal Oak. And I’m glad I did.
@@PinetopJackson2 YES! A thoughtful detail rarely done, if ever, by other urban explorers! I assume you've been through a few film courses. No??
@@donmartin986 thanks Don! No actual film courses. I’ve been involved in a couple low-budget film companies, but the real film school is just the movies & television shows I grew up with. Everything I do, I’m just making it up as I go along, but allowing it to be colored by my previous experiences.
As someone in another country where art deco is not only coveted, it costs at least 20% more than another property of the same size and location, this STUNNING building would NEVER have been vacant or abandoned! I can’t believe this is sitting empty and slowly decaying! Developers where I live in Australia would’ve been fighting one another to get their hands on this!
Beautiful, supurbly maintained Art Deco homes in Australia are routinely purchased by / for foreign buyers with knock downs required as part of the conditions of purchase . I've seen it happen repeatedly in my neighbourhood in Melbourne. They are typically replaced with crappy generic board constructions . And it's not even limited to single houses on bigger blocs ( for apartment developments). Very commonly exquisite vintage homes are replaced with very generic single homes for foreign buyers to use to park their money or as bolt holes.
It is true that art deco apartments in desirable areas are often preserved , but part of that is because multiple owners make it harder for buyers to purchase them.
@@georginawhitby1320 that’s disheartening to hear, I was referring to apartment complexes in inner city areas like the one in the video, I could never afford an art deco house on my income anywhere near a major city. And I’m not ready to move to a regional centre, though I do often do searches and save stunning affordable deco or period homes for sale in regional areas into an online folder and dream……
Send the builders here! Save us!
It’s in Detroit
People who can afford a rent that would enable maintenance and preservation won't move into the area due to the amount of crime.
My first apartment was at Chicago and Dexter back in the 70’s. I loved that apartment! The lobby had beautiful tile floors, lovely woodwork and one of those gated elevators. The neighborhood wasn’t the best ( actually rather rough), but the apartment buildings and homes in the area reflected the nostalgia of a previous era.
I just looked up that intersection on Google Maps…looks like the building is gone, but I can see the curved walkway that led up to the entrance, much like the one at the Laredo
@ The building I lived in wasn’t on the corner, but a couple buildings down off of Dexter on Chicago. One of the buildings you show in the video was very similar. A bit of a courtyard before entering the building. Many of the buildings were becoming vacant back then. Further down Chicago, the beautiful large homes were falling into disrepair or boarded up. One could see what a lovely Jewish neighborhood it was back in the day.
Yes , I would love to go back in time and visit and experience Detroit in all of its splendor and glory. We can still see the traces of it
Oh Detroit! What a beautiful city you were. Every time I see a video like this, it hurts me a little, even though I've never been to Detroit
Respectfully disagree. We are still a beautiful city.
It WAS a great city until Democrat politicians RUINED it with horrible policies.
It's an amazing place for sure!
I’ve lived in Detroit 65 years. Things have changed so much..buildings restored, etc. This is an amazing building.
I hope this one is saved. Keep it away from Anita Baker.
Back when builders had integrity and their good name was on the line! There was CHARACTER! Unlike the souless BOXES we live in now! Detroit was IT back then-what a city! The heart is still there, and wish it could be revived fully. Thank you for a walk on memory lane🙏🏻🎚❤️
Builders with integrity exist today. You just have to pay more for that.
Be still my heart! Detroit has so many gorgeous old gems! I would love love love this building!
Thanks for this video. This building is listed for sale, I hope it sees investment. Big apartments are coming back in vogue with the housing shortage, if this could be restored to its former glory and have modern kitchens and bathrooms but still have some historic feeling to the inside this would be a masterpiece once again. Nice work excellent video.
I have seen old beautiful buildings torn down because asbestos abatement is so costly
I imagine that is an issue
@@debbi555 -that and location. As far as I know Detroit offers nothing. It's a catch-22. Detroit needs industry, factories, etc... to bring it back to life.
People will wait till there are jobs to support them there, and the businesses need the people there for them to have confidence they could make money.
What is the listing price?
Developers have actually started, and done quite a bit of renovating in Detroit. I just watched a YT channel called building tales, about what they considered the top 10 renovations in Detroit. So I must say I am pleasantly surprised. Maybe this lovely building has a chance at a new life.
They'd have to make Detroit safe again to being in industries and residents. To make it safe,you have to replace the mayor and governor.
Very nicely produced piece. When I was a kid my family were the superintendents of a slightly larger, nice but not quite as nice building as this in the Bronx. Luckily it survives and is still occupied last time I drove by. Then in my career I restored many buildings of this time period, some in even worse shape than this if you can believe it. I also tried and failed many times to find clients willing to save others. This is a particularly noteworthy building, I hope something good happens.
This building should be restored. Absolutely gorgeous!!!!
Watching your video brings a sense of nostalgia and a feeling of loss. These old structures need benefactors who will do them justice.
An old friend lived in a gorgeous and grand house. His parents did not have the money for proper upkeep, so the structure declined. Many years later, whilst attending my mom's funeral, I drove past my friend's old residence. It had been purchased by people who invested money and time to restore the house. Stained-glass windows were all clean, beautiful paint job, etc. It brightened my disposition during that trip.
How YOU put this presentation together is absolutely perfection. You have a true gift. The history , Soft music and people's memories added such depth. You truly did justice to that fabulous building. I hope someone will save it and restore it and the neighborhood soon. GOOD LUCK KID! You found your calling.
Thank you so much Marty! I have a great time putting these videos together. With each one, my vision gets bigger & bigger. I’m still unable to completely match what I see in my head, but I’m learning, and do feel like these mini-documentaries are getting more professional as I continue
Dear old Detroit she had some of the most beautiful apartment buildings in the country. Unfortunately they all fell apart in the last 40 years and the scrappers have taken everything else. They were very well built and most of them abandoned for over 30 years and they’re still standing a monument to a once great city
I was happy to see it's not scrawled with graffiti or with remnants of squatters. Maybe the ghosts/spirits of its former occupants linger to protect it?
Not all. My 90-year-young mother and i took a drive back to the family built duplex around Thanksgiving (first trip back for her since 1971).
It's in Bagley, and someone converted it into a single family dwelling and we had a tour & met the family who bought it for about 320k!
I think it's an exciting time to be in Detroit...
The Phoenix of the East!
The architecture in Detroit is insanely beautiful. I know a lot of people are attempting restoration of these gems. According to a friend who relocated there about 7 years ago, it’s a pretty nice place to live.
I love deco architecture. This complex is so beautiful. Love the background on the original owner
'Juar Incredible', Exactly right, building is gorgeous, So hope it's restored, would be so worth the venture..
Passed by this house a many times growing up in the 70’s. Every once in a while when we passed these types of homes we may stare at the design and construction involved.
My mom grew up in an apartment building in this neighborhood in the mid-1930s and 1940s, maybe into the mid-50s - she unfortunately died in the early 2000s so, I can't ask her exactly where but, I know she was on Tuxedo and went to Central High School, as one of your quotes mentioned.
I watched this and got kind of emotional, knowing my mom grew up in that once beautiful area you were showing. You could almost tell how gorgeous that building once was. Thank you for filming this.
Beautiful art deco building. Your video of it is wonderful. Love the comments and history you provided on it as well. Good job!
@@charmainegrandin401 thank you Charmaine!
It would be so grand if there were photos or video of the building in its heyday. That would be a real treat!
Agreed. I always thought it'd be cool if there was a shot of places like these from the same angle from the time they were built to the present. The changes these neighborhoods and structures went through is surreal.
@@bobbiejeanne66 there are. Google the Laredo art deco apartments images archive and you will find many images of the old building inside and out.
That's the only thing missing from this video.
@@bobbiejeanne66 thank you Bobbie! I scoured the internet searching for vintage photos of the Laredo in its prime, but couldn’t find anything.
I bet some families that lived there have some pics in a shoebox up in the closet…if we can get this video in front of them, I’m sure they’d be happy to share
Gosh.....I am from Portland, Oregon and during the late 60's the city tore down some gorgeous mansions. I hope this can be restored but then you would need that area to come back to life! Thank you for posting I really enjoyed your video.
I lived in Seattle for almost a decade before moving to Detroit. Not much for urban exploration in Seattle…
@@PinetopJackson2 Do you enjoy Detroit? Are there going to be improvements in the area that you featured??
I grew up on the East side of Detroit. Its mind blowing the city has let majority of these gorgous properties crumble. Ty for the video. I need to see pics of this when it was new:)
@@cookiestar2702 I scoured the internet searching for vintage photos of the Laredo in its prime, but couldn’t find anything.
I bet some families that lived there have some pics in a shoebox up in the closet…if we can get this video in front of them, I’m sure they’d be happy to share…maybe you can help! Please share this video with anyone you know who lived in the area, or had friends who lived in the area…my parents definitely have a shoebox full of memories, it’s what people of that generation did. I’m almost certain that photos of the Laredo when it was in use exist, somewhere
What an awesome video! Thank you!
My dad’s family grew up in this area on W. Grand since the 1940’s. One of the few black families at the time. So much history in the area.
This building needs saved, rehabbed/restored. It would be a catalyst for the neighborhood. I've seen buildings in worse condition brought back to life. 🤔❤️❤️
To be a catalyst for the neighborhoods you need ethnicity that apraciate such things. The ethnicity that lives in Detroit now has neither the appreciation for such art neither the IQ to develop anything like that.
Gorgeous 🎉🎉🎉
Real beauty! Gosh to live in this time…
It's amazing the building is still standing !
Beautiful and so sad.
An excellent video, well done!
But what a disgrace, a travesty even, that such a majestic building can be left to rot in such a sad way. Here's hoping that your video can inspire someone to resurrect such an architectural beauty.
Are you calling the Black people "disgrace" and "travesty"?
Just found your channel. I’m impressed. I grew up in Royal Oak and visited Detroit lots in the 60s and 70s. I’m living in Detroit now and have a fascination with the old buildings. Mostly empty but some still occupied ,albeit, run down. Every building I see, I wonder.
Thank you for the tour and history.😊
@@cherrimullins9632 you’re welcome Cherri, and thank you for watching!
Stunning building, what a find ❤
This was so beautifully documented. I feel kind of weepy now.
I think most are gone now, but circa 2005 there used to be so many of these elaborate apt bldgs in the highland park area. They were long abandoned even then, but still standing and beautiful nonetheless.
@@beavistechrock a few big ones, designed by the same architects, are still standing with active tenants: Whitmore Plaza, the Luxor and the Trocadero in Highland Park, and the Don Juan apartments in Detroit on E. Jefferson are just a handful!
@PinetopJackson2 I looked up the ones in highland park. They are all clustered north of 6mile technically in the palmer park neighborhood. Far as I know 6 mile was the northern boundary of highland park. Are these bldgs really in highland park or is it just some fluke of post office locations?
@@beavistechrock you’re right, looks like 6 Mile is the border of Highland Park, and the Palmer Park neighborhood is part of Detroit.
Keep in mind, I’m a recent Detroit transplant lol!
@@PinetopJackson2 it all good I'm kinda confused myself as all the apartment listing websites site a highland park address. Which makes me wonder if by some fluke they are considered part of HP Or just these websites think HP sounds better than a detroit address. Idk. Which itself makes no sense as the whole of HP is way worse off than detroit. Plus anything palmer park or adjacent is known in the area to be a very nice neighborhood. On a side note, I'll spare the whole speach as I'm sure you've heard it numerous times. However exploring abandoned bldgs in Detroit is one of things that goes well for awhile. Until it doesn't. Then it goes really bad. These bldgs provide shelter to seriously disturbed ppl. You could unknowingly stumble upon someone in the middle of a paranoid psychosis state. Or someone looking for there next fix. Even without the dangers posed by violent criminals, there's structural dangers to worry about. There was a blogger in the early 2000s who told a story of scrapping at the Packard plant. One minute he was talking to a friend. The next he had fallen through a hole and down 2 stories. His one leg was spare ribbed his other was horribly broken as well. Add a few broken ribs and a punctured lung to the mix. If he didn't have someone with him he would've died a slow horrible death. That's my whole point here. Pls for your safety don't go alone. Other than that there's endless old beautiful structures and lots of history to discover.
I am very glad to see no vandalism on the inside. It sure was a beautiful building back in the day. Hope someone comes along and develops it, would bring some new life to the neighborhood. I know some areas of Detroit are being redeveloped. Anyway, great video!
Detroit has/had some of the most beautiful architectural buildings I’ve ever seen. I love my City ❤
Not from Detroit, but grew up in Columbus Ohio and remember large beautiful buildings as a kid long ago. Wonderful memories these folks write- beautiful!❤❤🎉
This makes me see Detroit lovely again.
Excellent presentation! 👏😎
What an amazing building so hope it can be saved ❤️
I wasn't expecting a quote from Nanette Lepore! Beautifully done and respectful documentary, thank you :)
Throught the years, I have passed by this apartment building.
This hurts my heart. And to hear some of the fond memories. 😢
If I were rich, I would love to restore buildings like this.
Beautiful building!
Beautiful architecture! The apartments - particularly the kitchens & dining rooms - for some reason remind me of the old TV show The Honeymooners.
So cool, Thanks forthe adventure!
Wow, the brickwork! So many excellent tradesmen who are long gone.
A sense of sadness always fills my heart when I see videos like this. I try to imagine all of the lives and their stories that have come and gone. The ppl that lived there, especially in the beginning would probably be heartbroken to see what it is today.
Wish there were photos of the place during its glory days.
Great video in every respect, from the history, music and the shots of the details that made this building such a landmark.
My father grew up a little north of here on Clement st in the 1930s and worked for the phone company in this neighborhood after the war. I lived in Virginia Park in the 1970s and remember driving past.
The interior shots sadly remind me of the interior of the Grande Ballroom, another masterpiece of an abandoned city.
In the late 70s I moved to San Francisco and worked renovating homes and buildings where it was unthinkable that any building would be abandoned and leveled.
Another great video Pinetop!! Excellent history lesson. I can only imagine all the families that lived there. Amazing
@@bobcote1375 thanks so much for your support Bob!
Great video, peaceful music. Around 2008 I became enamored with Detroit after discovering the one-dollar house for sale. I sleuthed street-view in that area alot, there were so many other Moorish Art Deco style apartments around there. So many of them were burned or torn down. Im surprised this one is still standing, glad it is!
Wow! I loved this! Your editing, music and reverence for these walls are deeply sensitive & ever so thoughtful❤ Bless your heart
Amazing, haven't seen one quite like it
There are so many amazing architectural multi family and larger apartment buildings in Detroit. I've lived in different urban areas in the country, but none match the style and detail built in Detroit. The bricklayers had to be the most artistic in the nation in the 1920's. It's as if there were competitions amongst them for intricate design patterns using brick. But there is even more here. The architect wins the contest. What imagination at work. Every angle and closeup shows beautiful detail. Have always loved Moorish design and got to see it up close at the Alhambra in Spain. And here, the architect uses it but adds triple flair with even more electric touches. Perhaps the most beautiful in Detroit. Dexter Linwood has duplexes that are more detailed and artistic than many others elsewhere in Detroit. Not to say that all in Detroit aren't better than many other cities. They are! Aren't there some close competitors also on Linwood? Can you present those as well? Your cinematic style is well done. And a pleasure to watch! Thank you.
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What a beautiful old building. I bet it was grand in its day! Fingers crossed that it will be saved.
Nice video, my only complaint is that you didn’t show entire bathrooms. These old apartments generally had gorgeous tile work and fixtures.
Omg thank YOU ❤ !!!!
Wow! What a cool place.❤ it reminds me of the scenes in the titanic movie when the old ship was taken back in time to its wonderful beauty, my imagination saw it how it once was.
A beautiful building. I like that you have looked up the background and history on this building, as well as talked with the locals. I wish the building could be preserved.
I hope someone snaps this up and renovates it. The architecture is breathtaking!
Thank you for sharing this beautiful building! Although the paint is peeling and walls are crumbling, you can clearly see the amazing bones this apartment building has. I love the built ins the most!
I'd love to see those houses across the street up close, too... especially the corner one! What a grand place to live, Detroit must have been!
Detroit was once the 4th largest city in the country. The middle class was born in Detroit.
Wow what a building
Beautiful 🥰
Ooof all that lead paint. A restoration would be astronomical.
Not really when you compare it to new builds but thanks for your uneducated opinion.
@@missmaryjanegreen I repair windows for a living. proper removal and disposal is expensive. And it's throughout the entire building. Plus a comparable billing of this quality and design it's not something that would even be built today.
I want to say one of the most beautiful apt buildings I’ve ever seen
Wow wow wow!!
Your film is a work of art itself ❤
Wow, thank you!
Thanks for sharing!
Thanks for the video. 😢 I took hope someone will re-invest and restore this beauty. You can tell how well built she is and to withstand those elements, says something. God bless and keep that building safe, and get someone to save her 😁.
Thank you. Really appreciate your camera work letting the visuals speak for themselves. I hold your presentation to high esteem compared to other videoagraphers that dumb down their explorations with ignorant verbal commentary as if they were describing another planet.
This is so fascinating. Thanks for presenting.
Very cool building
That is an absolutely beautiful building! How I wish we would still build such beauty.
So Beautiful ❤!
Beautiful piano music to accompany the footage.
Put a new roof on it. That is how to save these old buildings. Like they did in Pioneer Square in Seattle. A roof keeps the water out and that is where most of the damage occurs.
What a stunning building!! It truely needs to be saved from the wrecking ball and brought back to its former beauty !
Heartbreakingly beautiful, even now. I feel terrible when I see beautiful buildings like this abandoned, but the quotes you provided do provide some context. This building was alive and occupied once, and left some people with good memories. Love this video and will subscribe to your channel.
Glad to see "younger people" talking about Art Deco. I hate to see any of the structures being lost to the wrecking ball. So, thanks. I'm 80. Sat. Jan. 25, 2025. Missouri.
why are you so glad since that ain't Art Deco?
@@Marcel_AudubonIt most certainly is Deco. Though Deco started in the early 20's in France it morphed as it crossed boundaries and oceans to the point being called something else entirely: much of Miami Beach is now referred to as "Streamline Moderne" or just "Moderne" though most of us think of it as Art Deco. This moorish style one is pretty common in Spain, the South of France, and Algiers... and also on the US West coast. Some giveaways are all the stepwise brick arches which are common in deco buildings but never seen in actual moorish style.
So surprised and happy for this to appear in my feed….this is so cool
"and now back to the Laredo". That was clever and funny!
@@mikeifyouplease haha, thanks Mike, I thought so too! My wife thought it was ridiculous lol
This is a wonderful video, and the music fits perfectly. I hope that if this building is ever demolished, the front facade is saved and incorporated into the new building. The result can be beautiful, if done correctly. I subscribed and look forward to more videos like this one in the future.
Thank you so much Jean!
What a great video about a great building. Beautiful, fitting music, too. I'm so glad UA-cam suggested your films to me.
This was amazing and you really took the time to show us the detail and history of this once GRAND building. All the wonderful stories and memories. Thanks for sharing so much detail. Yes, Detroit was (and still is) such a fascinating place. What a wonderful time to have lived back when this building was alive with laughter and cheer.
@@Hey_Its_J_ay thank you so much Jay!
Strange yet beautiful building
My soul hurts for detroit been gone many years now but I adore her and when I pass some of my ashes will go home to the city I adored bless the grand girl❤
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Detroit has no shortage of these forgotten but wonderfully designed buildings since the Big 3 no longer build cars and trucks in Detroit sadly. Thanks for the video.
Beautiful building and a great example of how diverse the art deco style was. Certainly a landmark building worth saving, however it would be only the exterior, as that whole interior is just an entire gut-job due to the neglect and deterioration.
Beautiful. Sad to see it in this shape.
That's got a lot of unusual and minimalist-fancy detail. Its a looker for sure.
Definitely stands out!
Great work! New sub and greetings from SC!
Beautiful
Beautiful ❤ building.
Thank you 💕
BEAUTIFUL DESIGN
LOVE THE BRICK COLOUR.
PLEASE RESTORE THIS BEAUTY BACK.
THANK YOU.
I hope the building will be restored.
Great and beautiful building.
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