Taking down the old building would provide employment for about half of the unemployed in Detroit.
Just an idea since there is so much that needs to be done there and so many idle hands that could be put to work.
Your notion has merit, regardless of the fact that architect Kahn's design incorporated steel reinforced concrete which replaced wood in factory walls, roofs, and supports. ;)
They should at least, save the facade.
Someone was there before Banksy.