The Hotel Eddystone and Hotel Park Avenue (Google maps photo)
It frankly comes as no surprise.
The Detroit Historic District Commission voted 3-1 Wednesday evening to approve plans to tear down the vacant Park Avenue Hotel, which was built in 1924 and was once considered a lavish place to stay, Joe Guillen of the Detroit Free Press reports.
Now it's in the way of plans to build a loading dock for the new Red Wings arenas. A demolition permit could be issued within days.
The neighboring hotel, the vacant Eddystone Hotel, is just outside the boundary and will be redeveloped.
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