Lee Plaza Piano

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Yes.. it was badly out of tune!

This piano remains in the ballroom of the abandoned Lee Plaza Apartment Building on W. Grand Blvd in Detroit.

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Running with Sunshine says:

wow, this is amazing! So bleak, lonely and dissorganized. I love the red objects scattered among the rubble. Wonderful view of this room!
Posted 56 months ago. ( permalink )

SNWEB.ORG Photography, LLC. says:

Thank you,
The red things are part of the random christmas items in the ballroom.
Posted 56 months ago. ( permalink )

AndroidParanoid [deleted] says:

I REALLY LIKE,BUT IF I LET ME ADD SOMETHING,WHAT DO U THINK ABOUT THIS PHOTO BUT IN BLACK AND WHITE??COOL SHOT.CIAO
Posted 56 months ago. ( permalink )

Kallegutt says:

A really sad picture. What a waste of piano...
Posted 56 months ago. ( permalink )

spike55151 says:

WOW! Great Picture! It's so Lonely.
Posted 55 months ago. ( permalink )

sam_ says:

Seems sad in a way, the death of a piano...
Posted 55 months ago. ( permalink )

SvobodaIT says:

This is what happens when I try to play the piana.
Posted 51 months ago. ( permalink )

ThePres [deleted] says:

Love it, awesome work!
Posted 49 months ago. ( permalink )

I am Jacques Strappe says:

Alright! You got this featured on FlickrBlog! :D
Posted 48 months ago. ( permalink )

wakest says:

I took a picture of a piano in an abandon house alot like this, it wasn't broken, but someone had peed all over all the keys so you couldn't play it, it was a yellow piano too, so it sort of looked like it had taken the color of the pee. I wasn't broken, though there was a door broken down right next to it.

Great photo!
Posted 48 months ago. ( permalink )

ale2000 says:

most, most fascinating; I love these kind of finds, and this is a beautiful photo :)
Posted 48 months ago. ( permalink )

Christian Metts says:

Ding!
Posted 48 months ago. ( permalink )

abluedude says:

nice photo.
Posted 48 months ago. ( permalink )

charliestyr says:

Brilliant photo. Awesome.
Posted 48 months ago. ( permalink )

SNWEB.ORG Photography, LLC. says:

Thank you all for the great comments and favorites!

I wish you all a happy New Year!
Posted 48 months ago. ( permalink )

BillyWarhol says:

some amazing old mansions and art deco buildings in downtown Detroit***********

;))
Posted 48 months ago. ( permalink )

Janet Leadbeater says:

wonderful
sad for the piano :(
Posted 48 months ago. ( permalink )

UNIQUE_VISION says:

I love this picture may i use it in a graphic?
Posted 48 months ago. ( permalink )

sac says:

Reminds me of that Art of Noise video.
Posted 48 months ago. ( permalink )

Dystopos says:

You have more tags than a piano has keys.
Posted 48 months ago. ( permalink )

ksharghi [deleted] says:

what happened to the building! thats what i wanna know
Posted 48 months ago. ( permalink )

SNWEB.ORG Photography, LLC. says:

it's funny you ask, ksharghi!

This uilding has been used by preservationists to show that the city does not care about its buildings.

All of its windows were stripped along with a bunch of terra cotta lions circa 2000.

In late 2005 scavengers then went to the buildings valuable copper roof. I was on a local news station to get the city to do something. Months later the whole roof was gone.

This building closed as apartments in 1995 or sometime around then.
Posted 48 months ago. ( permalink )

herby_fr says:

Awsome. Good thing that also I gave up piano 10 years ago.
Posted 48 months ago. ( permalink )

soulspin says:

I started playing the piano when I was 5. My mom liked to hear me play even though every time I made a mistake I went back to the beginning. She died when I was 17 and I stopped playing.

We lived in Lake Orion.
Posted 48 months ago. ( permalink )

Newleaf says:

Oh, how sad...
Posted 47 months ago. ( permalink )

Church of One says:

This photo shows too clearly the heartbreak of Detroit.
Posted 46 months ago. ( permalink )

َahmEd_H says:

Nice work

can you send it here Your MOST Favourited / Popular pictures
Posted 44 months ago. ( permalink )

Air33 {空気33} says:

did you use a zenitar lens for this..? I alway sget that wacky discoloration.
Posted 43 months ago. ( permalink )

SNWEB.ORG Photography, LLC. says:

Taken with stock lens on the Olympus D-540. What you see is natural light pouring in from windows
Posted 43 months ago. ( permalink )

_minette says:

So sad. A dead piano.
Posted 42 months ago. ( permalink )

Toe Wiggler says:

This is the TAG Police! You are busted!!!
Posted 42 months ago. ( permalink )

Pixel-8-Ted says:

"Beethoven's Last Movement"
Posted 42 months ago. ( permalink )

Steveningen says:

A sad commentary. One thing that strikes me in the picture are the two small red balls below the piano. I'm reading them as Christmas ornaments. Such fragile things to have survived the rampage.
Posted 40 months ago. ( permalink )

Remiss63 says:

impressive shot. the piano over on its side gives this a touching, melancholy sense of loss.
Posted 40 months ago. ( permalink )

sosij says:

Very provoking image. Briliant find and capture.
Posted 40 months ago. ( permalink )

brynmeillion - JAN says:

I know a snooker table that happened to, went straight through the roof with wood worm. Sad shot.
Posted 39 months ago. ( permalink )

winchesta says:

Please consider adding this photo to Shibui. Thank you. (:
Posted 39 months ago. ( permalink )

rolleijoe says:

hate to see a grand piano go to waste
Posted 38 months ago. ( permalink )

purplewon2000 says:

Wonderful shot. I'm taking it this piano is not an upright. ;) It's sad to see such a beautiful instrument on it's last legs, so to speak. Although I'm sure Billy Joel and Elton John have tossed pianos at their concerts, I don't think they'd let something like this happen. Good luck with the preservation work.
Posted 38 months ago. ( permalink )

angela says:

oh wow! I love this image, sad and beautiful ;)
Posted 36 months ago. ( permalink )

brynmeillion - JAN says:

I invite you to add this great 200+ faves picture to the 200+ Faves group.
Posted 36 months ago. ( permalink )

levinia says:

i almost wanted to cry...
Posted 34 months ago. ( permalink )

BriGuy1975 says:

I love this picture, it has such a melancholy feel to it. Makes me wonder what the building and piano were like in their glory days.
Posted 34 months ago. ( permalink )

Fir Dawg says:

This is a great shot, the piano, blue... nice job capturing an amazing scene.
Posted 33 months ago. ( permalink )

Sandra Freyler says:

WOW! What a great find! Outstanding shot! :)
Posted 32 months ago. ( permalink )

concepts and misconceptions says:

my piano !

hahaha, i was thrilled to find this shot. i'm absolutely in love with it. i'll check out the b+w version, the red things don't really appeal to me

great work
Posted 32 months ago. ( permalink )

concepts and misconceptions says:

EltonHarding says:

What a tragic scene! Great shot.
You're invited to join Empty Planet (Where is Everybody?)
Posted 31 months ago. ( permalink )

Soupflower says:

Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Abandoned Hotels, and we'd love to have your photo added to the group.

Really good work. Awesome picture.
Posted 31 months ago. ( permalink )

appleseatingblapples [deleted] says:

And then the music in my head died. I wonder what the small red objects are, they are apple-like in appearance.
Posted 28 months ago. ( permalink )

It was the light, it was the angle says:

killer shot. i would love to shoot something like this
Posted 26 months ago. ( permalink )

f.lickr1 [deleted] says:

Hi, I'm an admin for a group called –, and we'd love to have your photo added to the group.
Posted 26 months ago. ( permalink )

violetta beauregard says:

wow!!!!!
If I would have found myself in this situation...I think that it would have been like an "orgasm" for me!!!!!!!!! :-))
AMAZING!!!!!
Posted 25 months ago. ( permalink )

Derek Farr ( DetroitDerek ) says:

Stunning picture. Well done! I've got a lot of pictures of it from the outisde, and wondered what it looked like inside. It doesn't look too easy to get into.
Posted 25 months ago. ( permalink )

The.Weapon.Sensation says:

I knew this was from the Lee Plaza just from the thumbnail. :D

Great place to visit... nice shot of the piano, too. :)
Posted 24 months ago. ( permalink )

(((evaeva))) says:

Qué hermoso... pero, pobrecillo :S
Posted 23 months ago. ( permalink )

Knee.cole says:

haha This is an amazing picture..
Although its upsetting.. i would cry had i stumbled upon a piano like this.. well ANY piano .. in this condition.

Job well Done!
Posted 23 months ago. ( permalink )

12thnight says:

wow! amazing shot!
Posted 23 months ago. ( permalink )

Kharikleia's Box says:

The dream of every bad pianist!
Posted 23 months ago. ( permalink )

larryfishkorn says:

Hi, will you join my group with this pic? Thanks!

www.flickr.com/groups/perishedpianos/
Posted 22 months ago. ( permalink )

melissaredstarr says:

shame the piano went to waste. But makes for a cool shot.
Posted 21 months ago. ( permalink )

DK Rising says:

Fantastic.
Posted 21 months ago. ( permalink )

rg269tq says:

Great shot!
Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Random & Creative shots, and we'd love to have this added to the group!
Posted 20 months ago. ( permalink )

Malevolent Teddy Bear says:

Posted 20 months ago. ( permalink )

hungrytiger says:

It looks like the paino fell from somewhere...really neat capture.
Posted 19 months ago. ( permalink )

↕↓↑ ŅõẇἇḸ - ⱪṧἇ ↑↓↕ says:

very nice photo
&
soooooooooo
sewt~^_^
i liked
Posted 18 months ago. ( permalink )

Rawlways says:

Great shot!
Posted 17 months ago. ( permalink )

Tao_of_Drew says:

I would have gladly taken that piano off their hands... when it was playable that is...
Posted 17 months ago. ( permalink )

PatMatte says:

Wow, what a great finding.
Posted 17 months ago. ( permalink )

WAXY. says:

Hi I recognized your shot on the website below which is using it illegally and for profit (google adwords).

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Posted 15 months ago. ( permalink )

JoWiJo says:

Wonderful image. It has lots of character to it.

I have to agree with others, it's disheartening to see a piano succumb to this fate, but it does yield to a wonderful photo.
Posted 14 months ago. ( permalink )

andreabarcheri says:

noooooooooo, the piano...
but great shot!
Posted 14 months ago. ( permalink )

jennifer buehrer says:

I want to explore this city.. just not on my own.
Posted 14 months ago. ( permalink )

Jen E. just got back from the Great American West! says:

Painful! Great shot! I'm jealous!
Posted 13 months ago. ( permalink )

cltan47 [deleted] says:

good shot
Posted 13 months ago. ( permalink )

JazzGreen says:

Hi, I'm an admin for a group called poetic decay, and we'd love to have this added to the group!
Posted 13 months ago. ( permalink )

Nukeshe says:

I like this a lot! fantastic shot.
Poor piano.. but at least now everyone can see it and it's gaining fame :) so actually you did a good thing for the piano too :) not just lying there forgotten.
heeee
Posted 13 months ago. ( permalink )

PreservationistMelissa says:

Tear....great shot.
Posted 10 months ago. ( permalink )

Foantje says:

ooh love it!
Posted 8 months ago. ( permalink )

Walter_Ezell says:

This poor piano. All it needed was one friend so it would not have to live among the homeless.

A great photo.
Posted 8 months ago. ( permalink )

slworking2 says:

Awesome shot.
Posted 7 months ago. ( permalink )

mang_kiko : ) says:

love the composition and the elements, MAGNIFICO
Posted 5 months ago. ( permalink )

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Lee Plaza Piano

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