I just found this very interesting Detroit Free Press article posted today about the 7 massive YMCA's located in Detroit [[and Highland Park)...

What happened to all of Detroit's massive YMCA buildings? 1 is facing the wrecking ball. [[msn.com)

The huge downtown YMCA [[once owned by Chuck Forbes) on Witherell St. was pounded to rubble to make way for Comerica Park in the late 1990s. And sadly the East Jefferson YMCA is slated for demolition soon, but check out some of the others that still survive.