But more than money to pay for demolition, the most important ingredient in today’s debate is imagination. Detroiters need to ...

And by keeping RenCen’s 73-story tower, GM and Gilbert would preserve one of the few popular features of the complex: the statement it makes on the Detroit skyline with the city’s tallest tower.

In 1976, the Renaissance Center opened, which redefined the Detroit city skyline. The Renaissance Center's placement on the Detroit Riverfront was in many ways the beginning of a new era for the city.

Explore the transformation of Detroit's iconic J.L. Hudson building from its origins in 1911 as the world's tallest department store to its dramatic implosion in 1998, and finally to the rise of a new ...

And if they don’t get it, they just might take the wrecking ball to the whole fucking thing, ruining the heart of Detroit’s beloved skyline. That’s morally repugnant petulance on a grandiose ...