Secret Door in Downtown Detroit Looks Just Like a Retro Faygo Vending Machine

There's a historic building in Downtown Detroit that holds a secret with a nod to the city's past.

Somewhere in a back alley downtown is a secret doorway that looks just like a retro Faygo soda machine.

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The video was shared on Facebook with the caption:

While exploring Detroit, I came across this old Faygo vending machine. On further investigation I noticed there was a door handle.

If you're a pop drinker of a certain age, you will know how this look. The vending machine held glass bottles and the door would open when the coins were inserted and only one bottle would be available.

Look close and you'll see it:

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Commenters on Facebook were able to suss out the door and its use. It is located in alley downtown somewhere near Campus Martius. As to where the door leads?

Many suspected it would have been a great ruse to enter a cool hidden speakeasy. However, in truth, it's a bit more mundane. Here are what people who know the location say the door hides:

I used to be a maintenance technician in that building. I had a key to the door and it just leads to a red stairwell to the basement. There’s 2 levels of the basement and it takes you to the first one.

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It’s not empty I did work down there you open the door to a giant staircase going down it’s full of abandoned workshops and storage for the building there was a room that had like 30 toilets in it but it was pretty cool

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Check out the video as shared on Facebook Reels:

Faygo has a rich history in Detroit dating back to 1907 when it was founded by two Russian immigrants as Feigenson Brothers Bottle Works.