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Cadillac Chair - Demolition photos

Cadillac Chair

Edward Henning, 57, of 658 Michigan Ave., salutes farewell to an old friend as wreckers destroy the Cadillac Chair on Nov. 1, 1941. It had become a popular hangout for vagrants, so the city destroyed it.

Edward Henning, 57, of 658 Michigan Ave., salutes farewell to an old friend as wreckers destroy the Cadillac Chair on Nov. 1, 1941. It had become a popular hangout for vagrants, so the city destroyed it.

Photo from the Detroit Free Press archives.