Detroit River Boblo Dock Building Being Demolished
Thursday April 13th, 2023, 2:33pm
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A landmark for decades on the other side of the Detroit River is coming down.
According to HistoricDetroit.org the Detroit Harbor Terminal, also known as a former Boblo Island dock, is being town down by its owners.
They say it was designed by Albert Kahn and was the largest warehouse on the Great Lakes when it opened March 15th, 1926. It closed around 2003.
The end has finally come for the #Detroit Harbor Terminal, known to many as a former Boblo Island dock. The Moroun family is tearing it down. It was designed by Albert Kahn and was the largest warehouse on the Great Lakes when it opened March 15, 1926. It closed about 2003. pic.twitter.com/WDxE7OgRtS
— HistoricDetroit.org (@HistoricDET) April 12, 2023
