Lost hotel, Midtown, 1924 to 1963
Gotham Hotel
Demolished in 1963
- Opened
- 1924
- Style
- Italian Renaissance
- Torn down
- 1963
Designed by Percival R. Pereira
The Gotham Hotel stood in Midtown from 1924 until 1963. Here is what it was, who made it and where to find the spot today.
What is there now
Demolished in 1963
We have not yet found a source that says what stands on the spot today. Last looked on October 25, 2026.
The story
In 1924, in the years Detroit became the Motor City and built like it meant to stay on top, the Gotham Hotel went up in Midtown.
The design came from Percival R. Pereira, working in Italian Renaissance.
It is gone now, demolished in 1963, and the map pin below marks where it stood.
Timeline
- 1924 Built Designed by Percival R. Pereira
- 1962 Closed
- 1963 Demolished
- 2026 Today 63 years since it came down
Where it is
111 Orchestra Place
On this map
- 1 Gotham Hotel This place
- 2 Emily A. McLaughlin Hall 280 ft
- 3 Grace Hospital 380 ft
- 4 Professional Plaza Tower 450 ft
- 5 The Plaza 450 ft
- 6 Milaflores Apartments 490 ft
- 7 Harper Hospital (old) 520 ft
- 8 Harper Hospital - Brush Building 0.1 mi
- 9 Graystone Ballroom 0.1 mi
Street map from OpenStreetMap contributors
Who made it
More from Detroit in the 1920s
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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
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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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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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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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Bethel Community Transformation Center
House of worship, built 1922, by Albert Kahn
Photo: paintings by Myron G. Barlow photography by Helmut Ziewers,, CC BY-SA 4.0, 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
Around the block
It is in Midtown. See the neighborhood's homes, pros and story.
- Emily A. McLaughlin Hall Building, built 1922, by Albert Kahn 280 ft
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Grace Hospital
Building, built 1888, by Gordon W. Lloyd, demolished 1979
Photo: Detroit Publishing Company, no known restrictions, via Library of Congress
380 ft
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Professional Plaza Tower
Structure, built 1966, International Style
Photo: Andrew Jameson, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
450 ft
- The Plaza Building, built 1966, International, by Crane & Gorwic 450 ft
- Milaflores Apartments Building, built 1923, by Jacob I. Weinberg, demolished 1964 490 ft
- Harper Hospital (old) Building, built 1884, Gothic Revival, by Elijah E. Myers, demolished 1977 520 ft
- Harper Hospital - Brush Building Building, built 1928, by Albert Kahn 0.1 mi
- Graystone Ballroom Building, built 1922, Neo-Gothic, by Rupert W. Koch, demolished 1980 0.1 mi
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.