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Detroit students trade classrooms for construction site training at historic Lee Plaza
Read full article: Detroit students trade classrooms for construction site training at historic Lee PlazaSeventy-five Detroit high school students traded their classrooms for construction sites Thursday, getting hands-on experience in skilled trades at the historic Lee Plaza.
Detroit’s Lee Plaza begins long-awaited restoration after 30 years of decay
Read full article: Detroit’s Lee Plaza begins long-awaited restoration after 30 years of decayIf you’ve driven down West Grand Boulevard, you’ve seen it. Honestly, you can’t miss it. It’s Lee Plaza, a 16-story abandoned hotel that has stood empty since it closed in 1997, casting a dark and deteriorating shadow over Northwestern High School.
Detroit’s Lee Plaza gets new lease on life, will be renovated for senior affordable housing
Read full article: Detroit’s Lee Plaza gets new lease on life, will be renovated for senior affordable housingIt has long stood as an iconic symbol of Detroit’s decline, the old Lee Plaza Hotel on West Grand Boulevard has sat vacant for decades, but that’s soon going to change. This is the towering Lee Plaza; it’s been abandoned and ransacked for 25. Now it is getting a new lease on life.