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Spirit of Detroit by sculptor Marshall Fredericks
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The Endurance of Marshall Fredericks

May 31, 2019March 3, 2020 Jacob Jones 2228 Views 1 Comment belle isle, City County Building, detroit architecture, detroit history, Detroit Sculptor, Levi Barbour Fountain, Marshall Fredericks, Spirit of Detroit, Veterans Memorial Building

Throughout Detroit’s history, many architects, designers, and artisans have been able to capture important pieces of Detroit’s culture in their

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belle-isle-aquarium
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The Belle Isle Aquarium: A Project For The Ages

April 26, 2019April 26, 2019 Jacob Jones 2786 Views 0 Comments Albert Kahn, belle isle, belle isle aquarium, detroit, detroit architecture, detroit history

Enjoy Detroit’s architectural and aquatic beauty. From the end of the Civil War until the turn into the 20th century

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Pure Detroit Packard Plant Tour
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Tour Detroit’s Legendary Packard Plant

April 10, 2019April 27, 2019 Jacob Jones 3710 Views 3 Comments Albert Kahn, detroit automotive history, detroit history, detroit industry, East Grand Boulevard, Packard, Packard Plant, Pure Detroit, Pure Detroit Tour

Pure Detroit In Association With The Packard Plant Project Offers Tours There are many buildings in Metro Detroit that allow

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Tour Detroit's Magnificent Fisher Building with Pure Detroit
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Tour Detroit’s Magnificent Fisher Building

April 2, 2019April 2, 2019 Jacob Jones 2840 Views 0 Comments Albert Kahn, detroit architecture, detroit history, detroit skyscraper, Detroit Tour, fisher building, Geza Maroti, new center, Pure Detroit, Pure Detroit Tour

Free Tours Offered By Pure Detroit Each Saturday and Sunday. Walking through the lobby, one can glance at the fresco

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Central America Influenced Detroit Architecture in the 1920’s

February 10, 2019February 22, 2019 Michael Boettcher 696 Views 0 Comments detroit architecture, diego rivera, indigenous themes, vanity ballroom

Aztec and Mayan Revival styles beautified the city By the time Mexican artist Diego Rivera arrived in Detroit to paint on the

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50 Years Ago, Yamasaki was on Top of the World

February 9, 2019February 17, 2019 Michael Boettcher 651 Views 0 Comments detroit architecture, detroit design, McGregor Conference Center, Minuro Yamasak, modernism, One Woodward Avenue, World Trade Center

Troy-based architect designed the world’s tallest buildings and more In the early 1960s, Troy-based architect Minoru Yamasaki was riding high

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Penobscot Building, Detroit, Michigan
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The Penobscot Building Defined Detroit’s Skyline

February 9, 2019February 22, 2019 Michael Boettcher 737 Views 0 Comments detroit architecture, detroit history, detroit skyline, detroit skyscraper, Donaldson and Meier, Penobscot Building, Wirt Rowland

Detroit Once Had the World’s Eighth Tallest Building Peeking just ten feet over the Washington Monument and towering 89 feet

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