A long vacant building on Detroit’s west side is now being torn down. Demolition got underway at the Mammoth building on W. Grand River Avenue and Greenfield Road Monday morning.

Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan stood alongside dozens of community members and officials to announce the 8,000th home demolition under Proposal N.

Demolition of the enormous department store building on Grand River, aptly named the Mammoth, began early Monday, Aug. 11, as city officials and residents gathered in Detroit’s west side to ...

Detroit removes thousands of blighted homes Article continues below this ad Between 2014 and 2019, the city demolished 20,800 blighted properties through the Detroit Demolition Program.