The old Victory Inn in downtown Mt. Clemens is getting the wrecking ball, making way for some new affordable housing. WWJ's Charlie Langton reports.
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00:00This is what's left of the Victory Inn here in downtown Mount Clemens.
00:06Workers are getting ready to knock this down.
00:10It's been an eyesore for the city of Mount Clemens since a fire in 2020.
00:15A lot of crime. You can see it's boarded up. There's some graffiti on the other side of it.
00:20Really, the only thing that's left is this marquee.
00:24You can see weekly rates. $199.
00:29But it's all going to be torn down.
00:32And about $20 million from the state, they're going to make a new four-story facility for housing.
00:40And some of it for affordable housing.
00:42So it's going to be a good thing.
00:44People in Mount Clemens are very happy that the Victory Inn is going to be torn down.
00:48It's been a problem for a number of years.