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An aerial view looking down on the Lafayette and Detroit's famous coney islands.
Inside the Lafayette's almighty "V."
The Lafayette Building was one of C. Howard Crane's few office buildings and unlike any other building in metro Detroit.
The renovated Book-Cadillac Hotel, left, could spell the doom of the rundown Lafayette Building.
A roofline detail of the fleur di lis motif on the Lafayette
The Lafayette with the People's Outfitting Co. building (aka the Commerce Building) to the right. Photo taken in July 2006.
The Lafayette's "V" was actually askew because of the unusual shape of the plot of land.
The Lafayette and the Penobscot Building are two examples of Detroit's glorious past and architectural legacy.
The demolition of the Lafayette Building would create another huge hole in the area's urban fabric.
Looking over the edge of the Lafayette's roof to Shelby Street below.
The back of the Lafayette, as seen from Campus Martius, belies the impressive front that fronts on Shelby Street.
Chief Pontiac looks out at the Lafayette Building from his perch on the Book-Cadillac Hotel. Photo taken May 2007.
The windows have been covered in graffiti but could have been easily cleaned and/or replaced.
The crest of Lafayette adorns the building's entrances.
The Lafayette side entrance
The building to the left of the Lafayette, the People's Outfitting Co. Building (aka the Commerce Building) was lost to parking.
The towering V-shaped front facing Shelby Street.
A nighttime look at the graffiti-marred windows of the Lafayette
A closeup of the gorgeous, intricate detail that lines the Lafayette's roofline.
A look at the original outside detail that was covered by fake marble in the 1980s.
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