Grande Ballroom Detroit SPRING 2023

What's going on with the historic Grande Ballroom? The fire escape has been torn down and the side window freshly re-boarded up. A dumpster full of debris has been removed from the inside. Other than for that, the Detroit music venue that once hosted bands like Led Zeppelin, Janis Joplin, Pink Floyd, the Grateful Dead, Howlin' Wolf, John Lee Hooker, Jeff Beck, Procol Harum, Cream and The Who looks the same as it has for years.

#abandonednightclub #abandonedconcertvenue #abandonedplaces

[karenharp]

My hangout during the day. Wow! Seems like a hundred years ago. Wish I would have kept all my souvenirs. Saw Janis, The Who, Jeff Beck, Cream and so many other classic groups.

[sometimes_choppers]

My dear friend big Brother Wayne Kramer hired my company to paint that mural for the 50th anniversary of KOTJ <3 One time after a Jack White show on my wife's birthday we broke in the Grande afterwords and made love on the stage. I climbed up and got some lightbulbs down that weren't broken. Used to be a lot easier to enter back then 10 years ago

[dictumfactum]

We used to line up in that alley way before the shows. sad to see her in this condition.

[starnorthtoflintridge]

Great Job Brother keep us posted Please !

[TheGibby]

Very sad indeed. Hallowed halls of RNR deserve better. Credit to the artist of the mural of Wayne Kramer. Thanks for the look at the once revered structure. 🍻

[nickprocter]

Utter disgrace this building has been left to rot by the present owners . One of the most important music venues anywhere, ever - this should be compulsory purchased and saved for the USA...

[marz_mitzi]

opposite condition to the very normal historic residental house next door
its sad to see this - i wish it was rehabbed whilst there's still a chance

but thanks for posting, i live in iceland so i can't go visit it myself lol

[KD-migp]

I heard they were Gutting out the insides of the Building for new corporate futures.
-I only pray that someone like the Hard Rock Cafe would carefully removed the entire Stage and the overhead Stage light Box. The storied History of names and sweat left on those stage floorboards, -and the colored lights above baking it in could be preserved and live forever.

[animoetprudentia]

Interesting 8 pointed star symbol on the upper portion of the exterior.
I'd like a better view and more info about the history of that.

[NaomisAdventures]

Any idea what they are going to do with it?

[toddmartin]

The church that owns it needs to get with reality and let it be sold resonably to a person that will restore it! The church has big dreams that need to go elsewhere

[rapson]

Too bad Henry Ford didn't buy it when it ' first ' shutdown for Greenfield Village !