DETROIT, MICHIGAN | Friday, September 10th, 2010 | 10:46 AM | 38 buildings and counting...

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Joe Louis Sports Arena

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address: 651 West Jefferson data: Year built: 1980 Architect: Smith, Hinchman, & Grylls Style: Modern

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Buhl Building

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address: 535 Griswold data: Year Built: 1925 Architect: Wirt C. Rowland (Smith, Hinchman, & Grylls) Style: Neo-Gothic history: The Buhl Building was Detroit’s first skyscraper and was the first of many prominent buildings designed by Wirt Rowland during his tenure at Smith, Hinchman & Grylls.  The architectural sculpture on the building was designed by Corrado [...]

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Guardian Building

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address: 500 Griswold Street data: Year Built: 1928 -1929 Architect: Wirt Rowland (Smith, Hinchman, & Grylls) Style: Art Deco history: The Guardian Building, a National Historic Landmark, is a skyscraper in downtown Detroit, Michigan. Built in 1928 and finished in 1929, the building (originally called the Union Trust Building) is a bold example of Art [...]

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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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