Building, Detroit, since 1926
A&M Coney Island Building
Standing, closed
- Opened
- 1926
- Standing
- 100 years
The A&M Coney Island Building has stood on Woodward Ave. in Detroit since 1926, 100 years and counting. Who built it, what makes it special and how to see it for yourself.
What is there now
Standing, closed
- Closed Source: Historic Detroit
We checked building permits, sales, listings and the city's blight and demolition files on October 24, 2026. Nothing new at this address in the last two years.
The story
The A&M Coney Island Building opened in 1926, during the boom years when the auto industry turned Detroit into one of the fastest growing cities in America.
Its doors are closed for now, but the building still stands.
Next time you are nearby, stop at 1508 Woodward Ave and look up.
Timeline
- 1926 Built
- 2026 Today Standing, closed
Where it is
1508 Woodward Ave.
On this map
- 1 A&M Coney Island Building This place
- 2 Wright-Kay Building 40 ft
- 3 Lane Bryant Building 60 ft
- 4 United Foundation Building 100 ft
- 5 Metropolitan Building 100 ft
- 6 Fourteen56 110 ft
- 7 Ferguson Building 150 ft
- 8 Woodward Building 170 ft
- 9 D.J. Healy Co. Building 180 ft
Street map from OpenStreetMap contributors
More from Detroit in the 1920s
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Belcrest Apartments
Building, built 1926, Neo-Romanesque, by Charles N. Agree
Photo: Andrew Jameson, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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Broderick Tower
Structure, built 1927, Beaux Arts, by Louis Kamper
Photo: St8fan, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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Buhl Building
Skyscraper, built 1925, Neo-Romanesque, by Wirt C. Rowland
Photo: I, Mikerussell, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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Cadillac Tower
Structure, built 1927, Late Gothic Revival, by Bonnah & Chaffee
Photo: Andrew Jameson, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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Chateau Frontenac
Building, built 1925, Mediterranean, by J. Will Wilson, demolished 1999
Photo: Andrew Jameson, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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Westin Book Cadillac Hotel
Hotel, built 1924, Neo-Renaissance, by Louis Kamper
Photo: Antony-22, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Around the block
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Wright-Kay Building
Building, built 1891, Queen Anne, by Gordon W. Lloyd
Photo: JJonahJackalope, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
40 ft
- Lane Bryant Building Building, built 1908, Art Moderne, by Charles N. Agree 60 ft
- United Foundation Building Building, built 1916 100 ft
- Metropolitan Building Hotel, built 1925, Neo-Gothic, by Harold Slaight Ellington 100 ft
- Fourteen56 Building, built 1916, Italian Renaissance, by Richard E. Raseman 110 ft
- Ferguson Building Building, built 1896, by Mortimer L. Smith & Son 150 ft
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Woodward Building
Building, built 1915, by Albert Kahn
Photo: Detroit Publishing Company, no known restrictions, via Library of Congress
170 ft
- D.J. Healy Co. Building Building, built 1910, Chicago School, by Postle & Mahler 180 ft
Sources
Facts only, gathered from these sources. The story above is written by Rebuild Detroit. Every photo names its author and license where it appears.