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UER Forum > US: Great Lakes > Detroit's Big Water-Commission Building (Viewed 590 times)
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Detroit's Big Water-Commission Building
< on 11/1/2021 7:20 PM >
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In Eastern Market is a warehouse called the "Board of Water Commissions" building. This building is more of a modern building in the area compared to the old classic buildings of Detroit. This one also has some super tall rooms.



I can assume semi-trucks would've been able to drive around here if they felt like it


A huge indoor loading bay


Some remnants of a boiler room




This was probably the weirdest shaped room, right in the middle, too bad the stairs were removed some decade ago


You used to have a great view of some (now gone) abandoned buildings through these 12 foot windows


A little hideout, and freeze your fingers off to climb a ladder


Some long-ago gutted offices




Even the office had a ladder to a little room, which had access to the roof




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Re: Detroit's Big Water-Commission Building
< Reply # 1 on 11/2/2021 3:52 AM >
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Nice pictures, the light looks really nice. One of my favorite shots was from the light ray room here.




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Re: Detroit's Big Water-Commission Building
< Reply # 2 on 11/22/2021 12:44 AM >
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Never heard of the "Board of Water Commissions" (I lived in the area for about 25 years, a long time ago).

Per this:
https://detroitmi....sources/about-dwsd It should be Board of Water Commissions, which is still a term that's not well-known in Detroit. Instead, they call it the Dept of Water & Sewerage.

They were & are a big deal, as they supply drinking water to communities well-outside of Detroit, and despite all the chronic, acute problems Detroit had/has, drinking water quality has pretty much remained stellar.

I'm definitely curious about it's history & the reason for the high ceilings & open spaces -- maybe to store/repair large infrastructure, some sitting on trucks/trailers & needing cranes, etc. to move?

It couldn't hurt to call the City Historian, or the Water & Sewerage Dept Facilities Management and just tell them you're interested in unique buildings/architecture & their history (don't call it an old, abandoned building -- you may hurt their feelings -- and don't tell them you poked around inside, or-else you're now a vandal/scrap-metal suspect) & ask about the place.

If you have it's street address, you could also look it up in old property records & maybe phone book listings.

I assume you've seen the old Detroit Fire Dept maintenance/storage facility. I recall it being in a similarly old, large open-space warehouse in that area.

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Re: Detroit's Big Water-Commission Building
< Reply # 3 on 11/23/2021 9:43 PM >
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Looks like a fun place to explore. I can spend an entire day in a place that big. One of the pictures shows pipes hanging from the ceiling, reminds me of a place I was in recently. These pics are making me antsy, I gotta get back out there.




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