This building is right next to the michigan central station and used to be the storage facility for all of the detroit public schools. The roosevelt warehouse, as seen from nearby michigan central station. The building was originally the citys main post office. This site is best viewed in internet explorer version 9 and higher, chrome, and safari for mac and ipad. The abandoned detroit public schools book depository has one of the most. The last thing jfk said to jackie before he died reader. The old detroit public schools book depository, which is right next to the train station, was also transferred. The abandoned detroit public schools book depository, detroit, michigan, usa detroit, they are constantly finding abandoned buildings life these. When someone fires a mannlichercarcano, the rifle found on the sixth floor of the texas school book depository that day, residue emits from the chamber onto the cheek of. Roosevelt warehouse the abandoned detroit public schools. Next to michigan central station, the book depository will get a makeover. Detroit public schools book depository was a warehouse containing tens of thousands of discarded books.
Detroit public schools book depository entrance this buil flickr. The roosevelt warehouse, more commonly known as the detroit public schools book depository, is a vacant building in detroit on 14th. Multiple shots from many directions killed jfk debate. As the motorcade passed the texas school book depository on elm street, a loud noiselike the sound of a firecracker or a car backfiringcracked the air. The sixth floor museum the sixth floor museum at dealey. See more ideas about detroit, detroit history and detroit michigan. Detroit public schools book depository roosevelt warehouse toggle navigation.
The detroit public schools book depository was originally a post office. Detroit public schools book depository roosevelt warehouse. Detroit public schools book depository abandoned, detroit mi. Florida school book depository 350 ellis rd n jacksonville. The decaying detroit public schools book depository is one such place, and you re about to get a glimpse into the remains of a oncebustling. Fsbd will continue to update the online gap subject catalog. To this day, i hold those times as my first memories, and i have not forgotten. I was 3, my grandmother held me as we watched the funeral. The location chosen for this new undertaking was 2231 dalzelle street, which itself is. If you have forgotten your password, click on the forgot your password. The year is 1926, and the city of detroit is a need of a book depository. Discover book depository s huge selection of schools books online. The abandoned detroit public schools book depository.
A tunnel between the warehouse and the michigan central station across the street shuttled mail brought in from all over the country by train. The roosevelt warehouse better known as the detroit public schools book depository is located on 2231 dalzelle street, detroit, michigan. Flickr user sweet juniper has a heartbreaking, gorgeous and horrifying set of photos of a rotting detroit school book depository, where mountains of. Michigan central station, old dps book depository in. The abandoned detroit public schools book depository, detroit, michigan, usa. The abandoned detroit public schools book depository, detroit.
In its beginnings, this structure was built to serve the detroit post office for it was close to michigan central station. The governors executive order 1932 to remove common core from the florida standards resulted in changes to the adoption cycle as well as created gaps in core subjects. It is understood to have been designed by albert kahn and that it was originally a post office before being used as the public schools surplus equipment depository. Detroit public schools book depository and its anatomy.