An excavator sifts through the wreckage of the Detroiter following the implosion.
Photo from the Detroit Free Press archives.
The Detroiter collapses into a smoky pile of rubble on March 3, 1996.
Photo from the Detroit Free Press archives.
The Hotel Detroiter minutes before it is imploded to make way for condos March 3, 1996.
Photo from Detroit Free Press archives.
The main entrance shortly before the old hotel was imploded shows how rough the building was.
Photo from the Detroit Free Press archives.