Greektown is listed on the National Register of Historic Places but it is not a locally designated historic district under Michigan law. A National Register listing provides no protection from demolition. Because Greektown is not locally designated, the Detroit Historic District Commission has no authority over what goes on there. The HDC can't stop the demolition or ill-advised alteration of a building that is only listed on the National Register. It can provide advisory opinions under such circumstances and apparently did so here.
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