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Ford / UAW Building

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address: 151 West Jefferson Avenue data: Year built: 1951, Renovated 1996 Architect: Harley, Ellington, and Day Style: International

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Coleman A. Young Municpal Center

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address: 2 Woodward Avenue data: Year Built: 1951 – 1954 Architect: Harley, Ellington, & Day Style: International Style history: Formerly known as the City County Building, it was renamed after the death of the former Detroit Mayor. As a composition, it is very similar to the United Nations Headquarters in New York. The center is [...]

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211 West Fort Street

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address: 211 West Fort Street data: Year Built: 1961 – 1963 Architect: Harley, Ellington, Cowan & Stirton Style: International history: This Detroit skyscraper is a fairly typical example of the International Style that was made popular at the time by Ludwig Mies van der Rohe’s Seagram Building in New York City (1958). 211 West Fort [...]

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1001 Woodward Avenue

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address: 1001 Woodward Avenue data: Year Built: 1963 -1965 Architect: Smith, Hinchman, & Grylls Style: International history: 1001 Woodward, also known as First Federal Bank Building, is a mixed-use 25-story granite-clad skyscraper on the corner of Michigan and Woodward Avenue anchoring the Campus Martius District. The building was renovated starting in 1998 to support Class [...]

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