Its
peeling paint gleaming in the morning sun, the former Highland
Park Sears Department Store exerts the commanding presence
of its monolithic design.
Highland
Park
Sears
Department Store
When
the Highland
Park Sears Department Store closed
its doors in the late 1980's, it culminated a period of corporate
disinvestment in the once prosperous Detroit enclave.
Located
across from the former Ford Headquarters Building on Woodward,
the abandoned structures have become twin towers of corporate
shame since both places had been essential to the future success
of their companies.
Currently
the structure houses a religious organization's second hand
store. Its future remains uncertain and it may be demolished
to make way for expansion of the now prospering nearby Model
T Plaza.