It started in 1939 as a hospital for veterans. It follows a Georgian revival style architecture. The hospital provided the highest level of care at the time. It included additional buildings such as a kitchen, dining hall, auditorium, boiler house, laundry building, and housing for employees. It was demolished in 2004 and later turned into a large shopping center.
It was a very large hospital.
Another view showing its massive size from outer drive street by the neighborhoods.
And from the top of the Southfield Freeway even farther away.
Here is a birds eye view of it.
Here is a look inside building No. 22.
And a look inside building No. 21. Fancy for being a hospital and at the time it was built.
Since its demolition in 2004, it has since then been converted into a large shopping center
It broken up into two giant parking lots with a road split between them. Here are a couple photos of the east side. The two photos below come from from google maps.
These are some photos of the Northwest side. The two photos below come from from google maps.
The area has always served a meaningful purpose for the people in the state of Michigan. That wraps up the design of the Allen Park VA hospital and what the area has changed into.
