PAT MILLIKEN FORD
with nonuse. That isn't the case
in Redford, Mich., where mega car
dealership Pat Milliken Ford recently
resurrected one of those properties
into a modern collision center
spanning 22,500 square feet.
"I admit, I had a few pangs of guilt
about the fact that it used to be a
PAT MILLIKEN FORD CONVERTS
VACANT CHURCH AND SCHOOL
INTO A STATE-OF-THE-ART
COLLISION REPAIR FACILITY
Back in the day, nearly every
neighborhood in suburban Detroit had
its own Catholic church and school.
But declining population and changing
demographics caused many church
consolidations and closures. Often,
that left perfectly good buildings
sitting vacant—off the tax rolls and
vulnerable to the decay that comes
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