Now I Know that this is the southwestern part of Midtown nee "Cass Corridor" and the properties south of MLK that remain are quite slummy. But it seems a shame that a house that lasted THAT long cannot somehow be saved. I emailed a realtor who simply reiterated "The value is in the land. It needs demolition." As per the photo, it does not appear to have sustained a fire, but I realize that Critters, Scrappers, and many other issues could be in play here. Then there is the 1887 flop house/hot sheet hotel further east in the same neighborhood.

I remember in my Undergrad years at Wayne, the burnt out apartments near that home [[now gone). The local firehouse was called Devil's Island.