12 Most Amazing Detroit Renovations (Before and After)

Detroit showed what it’s about during the draft! Smashed attendance records, a beautiful atmosphere and no major incidents. It still has some of the most amazing architecture in the country at one point in history it was thee place to be! It’s lost 1.5 million people since it’s hay day. Dan Gilbert is the man’s name you were thinking about and he’s done tremendous things for the city. He moved his Rocket Mortgage headquarters downtown around a decade ago I believe, he was also paying his employees to move downtown. He and his wife are huge philanthropists.

It is amazing to see Detroit putting effort into refurbishing its historic buildings.

I absolutely love old architecture. Beautiful.

Thanks to Gilbert, the mayor, and other developers for having the guts and vision, to restore the old buildings.

It's so refreshing to see Detroit embracing its heritage. Most other cities would look down upon their old buildings as "obsolete" and tear them down for something. It's so nice to see leadership that actually respects their city's history for once. Meanwhile, in the New York metro area, we've torn down so many historic buildings, you could write a whole book about all of them. I'm young, and even I mourn the loss of them. Especially Old Penn Station.

This is totally awesome. There's something really great about bringing old buildings back to life!

Bravo Detroit. You’ll see Detroit will make a very big comeback.

From a person who actually DID live downtown Detroit, the buildings where you say "closer to downtown" aren't "closer" to downtown. They are VERY MUCH a PART of downtown. I absolutely LOVED every minute of living there and would move back in a MINUTE if I could afford it. Thanks for these updates to many places in a city richly filled with beauty !

It's taken many years to get to this place. A lot of the credit goes to Dan Gilbert and Mayor Duggan, they had the influence and vision. I live in a suburb outside of Detroit and am so happy to see this comeback in my lifetime 🤩

It is nice to see little by little Detroit is getting better.

Yes you covered many of the dramatic renovations, restorations, & developments going on in Detroit. You need another video to show so much more like the whole innovation campus around the old Michigan Central Station that Ford Motor Company has backed. The Joe Louis Greenbelt Way that ties the near west side past the Michigan Central Station to the Detroit waterfront. Through downtown to connect the near eastside. The Ralph Wilson Centennial Park on the waterfront west of downtown, but east of the Ambassador Bridge to Canada. Farther west is the erecting of the Gordie Howe Bridge between Detroit & Windsor, Ontario, Canada. Can't forget America's #1 waterfront park. Detroit's Riverfront Walk will run from the Ambassador Bridge to the west all the way past the McArthur Bridge to Belle Isle in the east. A new apartment building has already been built, & soon a hotel will be built on the site of the former Joe Louis Arena site. Campus Martius Park has a beach in the summer, & skating rink during the winter. It was voted America's #1 gathering place. On the site of the former Hudson's Department Store site is the multipurpose Hudson Building. Shops, restaurants, hotel, & residences will be added to General Motors world headquarters. Blight is being torn down. Illegal dumping is being eradicated. Community gardens are popping up all over the city. Small neighborhood parks are appearing. Detroit has had an amazing transformation in the past 10/15 years. 👍🏻

I had no idea of the beautiful architecture of Detroit. So very happy that someone had the vision and money to bring these gems back to life! 👏🏻

Nice 🎉Detroit is coming back

The best part about the Book Building reno, is that they brought back the original skylight. Stunning.

Architecture is Detroit's shining piece. I spent 60yrs there and saw most of the changes, good & bad. It's worth saving for It's history ❤

Wellington Square Apartments, The Strathmore, David Broderick Tower, Wurlitzer Building (Siren Hotel next to Metropolitan), Book Depository (next to Michigan Central Station), Elaine Lofts, Dreamtroit (at Lincoln St Art Park), 7 Mile & Livernois, Detroit Pizza Bar and The Lantern (near Indian Village) are yet more examples of new life for old structures.

I have numerous fond memories of the train station. It was a treat for the eyes & would take numerous dates there for coffee & snacks. When I was drafted into the Army in 1966, everyone left from this station to Fort Knox, Campbell or Sill for basic training. I shocked my parents by kissing a gorgeous brunette goodbye "Sailor & Nurse style" from the WW2 Life magazine photo. What a thrill. I also left in this station on New Year's Day 1967 to report to Fort Carson Colorado due to overbooked flights out of Metro airport & saw parts of the country where there were no roads. Great memories.

Great to see Detroit make a comeback!

Thank you this video. I am a native Detroiter who lives very close to Baltimore now. I have not lived in the Detroit area for 33 years. However, my heart is still there!

Thanks for showing some of the hard work going into turning Detroit back into a nice place to live 👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾