The Detroit Foundation Hotel has an interesting and unique history.
Check the storefront photo that I captured in June 2025, when I visited there with friends.
This was originally built for another purpose.
Which one do you think it was meant for?
Post Office
Fire Brigade
Theater
The correct answer is This was the Detroit Fire Department.
Their emblem can still be seen on the left side as DFD:
The Detroit Foundation Hotel is a boutique hotel in a beautifully renovated fire station.
The two mythological figures with wings represent fire extinguishers with care.
I enjoyed an evening mini party 
get together with colleagues in the evening.
The hotel interiors are spacious, vintage, and somehow very homey…!
The large arched entrances were where the fire brigade vehicles would be stationed 
Equipped and ready to go when there was a need 
Here’s the cool night view of the Detroit Foundation Hotel.
Here’s the view from inside the hotel.
Here’s the view from across the street looking at the hotel:
Here’s the small and simple party hall:
They also had some basic outdoor seating, nothing to write much about.
Looking at the half-burnt bricks, maybe this was a smoker’s zone.
They also have on display the firefighter’s gear and uniform on display from over 100 years ago 
How to Reach
Read how to reach downtown Detroit from the airport.
Where to Eat
Try the coney hot dog at the American Coney Island.
Detroit Attractions and Things to Do
- Visit the Corner Public Clock above Fresh Mex.
- Visit places that appear in Hollywood movies.
- Visit the Kern’s Clock - a landmark iconic clock tower in Detroit.
- Explore the Street Art in Detroit
- Visit the Minimalistic Art - Clock Tower on Michigan Avenue.
Challenge Have you come across a building or structure that is now repurposed to something completely different?
