The Lee Plaza Hotel went from a towering symbol of wealth to a towering symbol of Detroit's decay.

Built for the city's rich and powerful, the Lee Plaza still stands today, ravaged by the city's poor and destitute. Like the Michigan Central Station, it is a gut-wrenching reminder of how far the city has fallen from its preposterously prosperous past. The Art Deco landmark also is the site of one of the city's most notorious architectural heists.