Cooley High Demolition and New Athletic Future | Detroit News

Cooley High School in Detroit is finally coming down after nearly a century of service, with demolition set to wrap by month’s end. Once a proud fixture since 1928, the decaying campus—plagued by years of neglect, vandalism, and fires—has been deemed beyond saving. In its place, the district will rise a new Cooley Athletic Complex featuring sports fields, courts, and a football stadium for Cody High, while preserving historic elements like bell towers and entranceways as tributes to its legacy. Alumni can even claim bricks from the old school. But this isn’t just about one building—it’s part of a larger crisis: DPS has poured $700 million into facilities but still faces over a billion dollars in urgent needs, making brand-new schools for every student an impossible dream under current funding. Listen in comfort:Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/c39fece3957c956e