The Roosevelt Warehouse (also Detroit Public School's Book Depository) is an vacant building in Detroit on 14th & Marantette street. It is understood to have been designed by Albert Kahn and that it was originally a Post Office before being used as the Public School's Book Depository.[1] It is currently owned by Michigan property billionaire Matty Moroun.[2]
The building was burned in 1987 and then abandoned, complete with its supply of books, many still un-wrapped and other supplies including: scissors, footballs and crayons.[2]
In 2009 a frozen human corpse was found in the basement in a lift-shaft. It took 24 hours before the authorities attended to scene.[2] Previously easy to enter, the building has since been boarded up.[3]