Lost building, Midtown, 1923 to 1964
Milaflores Apartments
Demolished in 1964
- Opened
- 1923
- Torn down
- 1964
Designed by Jacob I. Weinberg
The Milaflores Apartments stood in Midtown from 1923 until 1964. Here is what it was, who made it and where to find the spot today.
What is there now
Demolished in 1964
We have not yet found a source that says what stands on the spot today. Last looked on October 25, 2026.
The story
The Milaflores Apartments went up in 1923, during the boom years when the auto industry turned Detroit into one of the fastest growing cities in America.
Jacob I. Weinberg drew the plans.
It is gone now, demolished in 1964, and the map pin below marks where it stood.
Timeline
- 1923 Built Designed by Jacob I. Weinberg
- 1964 Closed
- 1964 Demolished
- 2026 Today 62 years since it came down
Where it is
106 E. Alexandrine St.
On this map
- 1 Milaflores Apartments This place
- 2 Harper Hospital (old) 250 ft
- 3 Garden Bowl 400 ft
- 4 Newberry Hall Apartments 410 ft
- 5 Helen Newberry Nurses Home 410 ft
- 6 Majestic Theatre 470 ft
- 7 Majestic Theater 490 ft
- 8 Gotham Hotel 490 ft
- 9 Professional Plaza Tower 0.1 mi
Street map from OpenStreetMap contributors
Who made it
Van Dyke Manor, by Jacob I. Weinberg. Photo: Andre Carrotflower, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Architect
Jacob I. WeinbergArchitect. Designed Van Dyke Manor (1928) and the Milaflores Apartments
Also by Jacob I. Weinberg
- Van Dyke Manor 1928
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Buhl Building
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Chateau Frontenac
Building, built 1925, Mediterranean, by J. Will Wilson, demolished 1999
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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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Cadillac Place
Building, built 1920, by Albert Kahn
Photo: Andre Carrotflower, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Around the block
It is in Midtown. See the neighborhood's homes, pros and story.
- Harper Hospital (old) Building, built 1884, Gothic Revival, by Elijah E. Myers, demolished 1977 250 ft
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Garden Bowl
Theater, built 1913, Mid-Century Modern, by Richard E. Raseman
Photo: Andrew Jameson, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
400 ft
- Newberry Hall Apartments Building, built 1898, Jacobian Revival, by Nettleton & Kahn 410 ft
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Helen Newberry Nurses Home
Historic home, Tudor Revival
Photo: Andrew Jameson, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
410 ft
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![Majestic Theatre, [Majestic Theatre, Detroit, Mich.]](https://rebuilddetroit.com/wp-content/uploads/rd-photos/landmarks/landmark-4630-2360-thumb-2538540c91.jpg)
Majestic Theatre
Theater, built 1915, Art Deco, by Bennett & Straight
Photo: Detroit Publishing Company, no known restrictions, via Library of Congress
470 ft
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Majestic Theater
Theater, built 1915, Art Deco, by C. Howard Crane
Photo: Andrew Jameson, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
490 ft
- Gotham Hotel Hotel, built 1924, Italian Renaissance, by Percival R. Pereira, demolished 1963 490 ft
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Professional Plaza Tower
Structure, built 1966, International Style
Photo: Andrew Jameson, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
0.1 mi
Sources
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