Downtown's largest and arguably most beautiful vacant skyscraper is the Book-Cadillac Hotel. Long a rival to the Statler, the Book-Cadillac offered 1200 guest rooms and some of the most amazing interior spaces in the city. It is the supreme symbol of 1920's Detroit's wealth and optimism.

Unfortunately beauty and size could not prevent eventual closure. Vacant for 20 years the building has been vandalized. Recent renovation proposals promise a return to glory but have yet to meet reality.