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Location DB > United States > Michigan > Detroit > Kronk Community Center  Name Kronk Community Center  Viewing Options Log in to activate viewing options  Database Info created by KD20 on 9/13/2019 12:44 PM last modified by KD20 on 9/13/2019 12:59 PM  Viewability Publically Viewable This location has been labeled as Demolished, and therefore can be viewed by anyone.  Overview  Description Two-story community center in southwest Detroit. There was a lobby with a fireplace, an auditorium, a swimming pool, a gymnasium, a boxing ring in the basement, and some smaller rooms upstairs. The building was heavily scrapped, vandalized, and open to the elements.  Basic Information Type: Building Status: Demolished Accessibility: Easy Recommendation: worth the trip  Physical Information Address 5555 McGraw St. Detroit, Michigan United States Owner:  Hazards asbestos air quality  Interesting Features -gymnasium -auditorium -swimming pool -boxing ring  Security Measures  Historical Dates Built: 1922 Closed: 2006  Required Equipment flashlight  Recommended Equipment  History Completed in 1922, the Atkinson Community House opened in southwest Detroit. It was a community center with a pool, gym, auditorium, and boxing ring with athletic fields outside. In 1926, it was renamed for councilman John Kronk who assisted in getting the community center built and opened. Boxing brought fame to the Kronk Center beginning in the 1970s and into the early 1990s. Boxing coach Emmanuel Steward trained numerous boxers in the Kronk Center basement, guiding many of them to amateur and world championships. By 2005, the Kronk Center was the oldest community center in the city and its age showed. It was slated to be closed but Steward kept the gym open with his own money until September 2006 when the copper piping was stolen from the building and it was forced to close. Steward moved his gym to Dearborn and the Kronk Center became heavily vandalized in his absence. A fire in October 2017 destroyed the building and the remnants were demolished in September 2018.  Media Coverage  Future Plans Demolished in September 2018.  Stories Add your own story  Photo Galleries Kronk Center 7/2017 Fri, Sep 13th, 2019 posted by KD20 14 pictures   Add your own photos Mark all galleries as Seen  Web Links  Contribute Edit this Location  Moderator Rating The moderator rating is a neutral rating of the content quality, photography, and coolness of this location. This location has not yet been rated by a moderator.  Validation This location's validation is current. It was last validated by Steed on 9/16/2019 7:51 AM.  Latest Changes on Sep 16 19 at 7:51, Steed validated this location on Sep 13 19 at 13:09, KD20 made this location available on Sep 13 19 at 13:08, KD20 reordered images in gallery Kronk Center 7/2017 on Sep 13 19 at 13:08, KD20 added some pictures to a gallery on Sep 13 19 at 13:07, KD20 added some pictures to a gallery on Sep 13 19 at 13:04, KD20 created a new gallery on Sep 13 19 at 13:04, KD20 created a new gallery on Sep 13 19 at 13:04, KD20 updated the main picture on Sep 13 19 at 12:59, KD20 changed the following: Notes for Mods, Type, Street Address, City, Province / State (please use full name), Country, Publically Viewable, History, Year Built, Year Closed, Status, Accessibility, Hazards, Interesting Features, Recommendation, Required Equipment, Media Coverage, Future Plans, Description, Web Links  Forum Threads about this Location  Who's been looking? Click here to see who'se been looking.  Report Problems Is this location inappropriate / broken / missing key info? If it's something you can fix, please scroll up and click the EDIT button. If this location was only posted a few days ago, give the creator time to work on it. Please try sending a message directly to the creator of the location. You'll find that info at the top of this page. Otherwise, ONLY if you've already tried to contact the original creator,: Click here to notify an administrator. All content and images copyright © 2002-2024 UER.CA and respective creators. Graphical Design by Crossfire. To contact webmaster, or click to email with problems or other questions about this site: UER CONTACT View Terms of Service | View Privacy Policy | Server colocation provided by Beanfield This page was generated for you in 328 milliseconds. Since June 23, 2002, a total of 738477638 pages have been generated.