The Italian Renaissance style Lafayette Building was built in 1923 and designed by C. Howard Crane. He also designed the Fox, United Artists and State/Palms and Fillmore theaters. (*1) Lafayette’s’ primary tenants were the Bohn Corp, Michigan Supreme Court, the state Tax Tribunal and railroad companies. After 1997 the only remaining tenants were the Lafayette Coney Island and American Coney Island restaurants on the ground floor. Standing at 13 stories, this flatiron building has a unique triangular shape that is unlike any other office building in the Detroit city area. A v shaped construction allows all offices to receive light and a view from all sides.
Demolition of the Lafayette started in early Nov 2009.
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