Wednesday, March 21, 2018 - New Center Buildings in Detroit, Michigan

The "New Center" neighborhood in Detroit, Michigan, is about 3 miles north of the main downtown district. It houses several historic buildings, the first of which is the Fisher Building. I just walked through the t-shaped lobby where the public is permitted and snapped these photos:

Lobby of the Fisher Building on E Grand Blvd, in Detroit, Michigan

Ceiling and chandelier in the lobby of the Fisher Building on E Grand Blvd, in Detroit, Michigan

Lobby of the Fisher Building on E Grand Blvd, in Detroit, Michigan

Ceiling and chandelier in the lobby of the Fisher Building on E Grand Blvd, in Detroit, Michigan

Lobby of the Fisher Building on E Grand Blvd, in Detroit, Michigan

lobby of the Fisher Building on E Grand Blvd, in Detroit, Michigan

Entrance to the Fisher Theater in the lobby of the Fisher Building on E Grand Blvd, in Detroit, Michigan

Then I walked across the street to the building now called Cadillac Place, formerly the GM Building, since it was GM world headquarters for 78 years, from 1923 - 2001. I worked in this building (actually, in a building connected by a sky walkway across Milwaukee Avenue) for 3 months in 1978 before I realized I'd never survive in a company so huge. Anyhow, a few pictures of the lobby follow:

lobby in Cadillac Place (the old GM Building) on E Grand Blvd, in Detroit, Michigan

Very nearby is the Maccabees Building whose lobby contains a lot of intricate mosaic artwork. The building is on the southwest corner of Woodward and Farnsworth, diagonally opposite the Detroit Institute of Arts. The photos I snapped are:

Lobby of the Maccabees Building in Detroit, Michigan

Mailbox at the bottom of the mail chute in the lobby of the Maccabees Building in Detroit, Michigan

Lobby of the Maccabees Building in Detroit, Michigan

Finally, I went to the first building north on Woodward to continue my shots of the interior of the Detroit Public Library.

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