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The main entrance of the Guardian Building on Griswold Street in downtown Detroit, shows the style of the building's first five stories. It gives a hint of the bold design that is carried to its interior. It is composed of granite and marble, whereas the upper floors are of an unusual orange brick, later sold as "Guardian Brick"
The semi-circular dome over the entrance was designed in collaboration with the architect (Wilt Canton Rowland of Smith, Hinchman and Gryllis) by Mary Chase Stratton (co-founder of Pewabic Potteries) using colorful tiles in a bold style of Aztec-Art Deco.
Unusual stylized sculpted figures are seen at the sides of the dome, representing "Safety" and "Security"
This is an elevator corridor in The Guardian Building of downtown Detroit. Colorful ceramic tiles decorate the ceiling and the marble walls. The stained glass window is lighted from behind with electric lights.
Previous posts (in the first comment below) show the building facade and the entrance lobby. Several viewers have already noticed a significant theme throughout the building.
In Explore 1/19/2023 #117
I changed my bike route and went to a different corporate campus.
Former KMart Headquarters
Troy, MI
Smith, Hinchman and Grylls - 1969
Abandoned - 2006
Ghosts of Corporate Past
Kmart revisited
Cameo appearance by my bike which forgot to get out of frame
Former Kmart HQ
Smith, Hinchman, and Grylls - 1969
Troy, MI
Another day after Quarantine started.
Cass and Michigan
Near Side
McNamara Federal Building - Smith, Hinchman and Grylls - 1976
Far Side
AT&T Building Addition
Smith, Hinchman and Grylls? - 1974
Detroit, MI
The Players Club of Detroit was founded in 1910 by a group of local Detroit businessmen as an institution to encourage amateur theater.[3] From the beginning, it was a strictly male club.[2] For the first 15 years of the club's existence, they were forced to perform in different venues each month, including the Detroit Athletic Club, the University Club and the Twentieth Century Club.[3]
A number of the financial elite of early 20th century Detroit were members of the Players, including Henry Joy, Truman Newberry, James Couzens, and Lawrence Fisher.[4] The club continued as a successful and popular gentleman's club ubtil the 1970s, when membership began to drop.[4] However, the club experienced a renaissance in the 1990s, and as of 2005 there were 174 members.
Built:1925
Architect:William E. Kapp; Smith, Hinchman & Grylls
Architectural style:Florentine Renaissance, Arts and Crafts, Art Deco murals.
Governing body:Private
NRHP Reference#:87000920[1]
Significant dates
Added to NRHP:June 12, 1987
Designated MSHS:August 22, 1975
I changed my bike route and went to a different corporate campus.
Former KMart Headquarters
Troy, MI
Smith, Hinchman and Grylls - 1969
Abandoned - 2006
I changed my bike route and went to a different corporate campus.
Former KMart Headquarters
Troy, MI
Designed based on a system of repeating modules its fortified repeating architecture is a perfect representation of the self repeating fortified sprawl surrounding it.
Smith, Hinchman and Grylls - 1969
Abandoned - 2006
Mistersky Power Station
Not Mr. Blue Sky.
Abandoned in 2014
Smith, Hinchman and Grylls
1926
Mamiya M645
Sekor C 110 f/2.8
Kodak Ektar
Almost done with my shots from biking around the old KMart HQ.
Former KMart Headquarters
Troy, MI
Smith, Hinchman and Grylls - 1969
Abandoned - 2006
Erected in 1929 using the Mayan Revival and Art Deco designs of Wirt C. Rowland of Smith, Hinchman & Grylls, this lovely structure today houses the offices of Wayne County Government. The tower was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989, and was designated a National Historic Landmark at the same time.
The largest city in Michigan, Detroit is home to a wealth of 19th- and 20th-century architecture. Known for its role in the music and automobile industries, its status in the "Rust Belt," and its demographic richness, Detroit a characteristic American city. It serves as the seat of Wayne County.
The Dodge house occupies an impressive location adjacent to the small park which faces Woodward Avenue. It designed by one of the most prolific architectural firms in Detroit and published in the American Architect and Building News, International Edition, September 14,1907. It was constructed in 1906 for John Dodge, one of the founders of the Dodge Brothers Brass Foundry, manufacturers of automobile engines. At the time the house was built, Dodge was also a vice-president and partner in the Ford Motor Company. The Dodge Brothers later split with Ford and built an independent auto plant. Dodge also sat on the boards of the Water Commission and the Detroit Street Railway. The house, executed in an Elizabethan Style, is described by Thomas Holleman in his book Smith, Hinchman & Grylls: 125 years of Architecture and Engineering, 1853-1978, “The Dodge house… is made up of Gothic elements, which are combined with greater assurance and success than the Arthur residence (210 East Boston Boulevard
Former Kmart HQ
Smith, Hinchman, and Grylls - 1969
Troy, MI
Mamiya M645
Sekor C 45mm f/2.8
Kodak Ektachrome
The inspiration from Kate and the reading of Hannah Hinchman's A Trail Through Leaves came together this week and the result is this little sketch.
We are studying "tools" in the Artist's Journal class, so I decided to use my little kit of water soluble graphite . . . HB, 4B and 8B (though I can't tell much difference between them!); I added touches of burnt sienna (because I can never leave well enough alone). The paper, in my journal of course, is 90 lb. Fabriano.
Built in 1897-1902, this Beaux Arts-style building was designed by John Arthur Scott to serve as the Wayne County Courthouse and seat of the Wayne County government, and features sculptures by artist Edward Wagner. The building is clad in rusticated white granite at the base with berea sandstone above, with arched windows at the first floor, a central entrance bay below a portico with metal screens and cartouches on the headers, side entrances with doric columns, sculptural reliefs, architraves with triglyphs, pediments at the second floor windows, decorative window trim surrounds, corinthian columns and pilasters, a front portico with a pediment featuring a sculptural frieze, corinthian columns, and a stone balustrade, a cornice with dentist and modillions, projected bays at the ends of the principal facade, a recessed fourth floor surrounded by a parapet and balustrade, one-over-one windows, parapets with urns, festoons, cartouches, and obelisks, a large glass skylight on the roof, two copper quadrigas flanking the base of the building’s tower, which is wrapped by a colonnade wrapping a loggia with arched bays, a balustrade at the top of the lower section of the tower with copper statues at the corners, arched bays at the top level of the tower with juliet balconies, a roof atop the tower with copper flashing, and a massive copper finial, which rises to a height of 247 feet above ground level. Inside, the building features decorative woodwork, tile mosaics, stone wall cladding and floors, coffered ceilings, engaged columns and pilasters, grand historic stone staircases, colonnades, vaulted ceilings, and stained glass windows. The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1975. The building was rehabilitated in 1987 under the direction of Quinn Evans Architects and Smith, Hinchman and Grylls Associates, and housed the Wayne County Government until 2010, when all Wayne County offices and events were moved to the Guardian Building, which had been purchased by the county in 2007. The building, as of 2023, is vacant.
Former Kmart HQ
Smith, Hinchman, and Grylls - 1969
Troy, MI
Mamiya M645
Sekor C 35mm f/3.5
Kodak Ektachrome
Built in 1927-1928, this Art Deco and Romanesque Revival-style skyscraper was designed by Wirt C. Rowland and Smith, Hinchman and Grylls, and was named for the indigenous Penobscot tribe of Maine. The building was the tallest in Detroit upon its completion and the eighth-tallest in the world, remaining the tallest building in the city until 1977, at a height of 664 feet (202 meters) and 47 stories. The building features a limestone-clad exterior, arched openings at the base with brass trim at the windows on the lower floors, geometric motifs on the exterior, sculptures of indigenous American people, one-over-one windows, light wells on the front and rear facades, setbacks at the top of the building, arched window bays near the top of the tower, and a large antenna atop the roof. The building is a contributing structure in the Detroit Financial District Historic District, listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2009. In 1977, the building was overtaken by the Renaissance Center Hotel Tower, and later by the Comerica Bank Building in 1993, today being Detroit’s third-tallest building. The building today remains in use as an office building.
Almost done with my shots from biking around the old KMart HQ.
Former KMart Headquarters
Troy, MI
Smith, Hinchman and Grylls - 1969
Abandoned - 2006
Another day after Quarantine started. This time with some unexpected dust on the sensor.
Cass and Michigan
Near Side
McNamara Federal Building - Smith, Hinchman and Grylls - 1976
Far Side
AT&T Building Addition
Smith, Hinchman and Grylls? - 1974
Detroit, MI
I really liked the fortress look and textures of this corner of the building.
Former KMart Headquarters
Troy, MI
Smith, Hinchman and Grylls - 1969
Abandoned - 2006
Former Kmart HQ
Smith, Hinchman, and Grylls - 1969
Troy, MI
Mamiya M645
Sekor C 45mm f/2.8
Kodak Ektachrome
Former Kmart HQ
Smith, Hinchman, and Grylls - 1969
Troy, MI
Mamiya M645
Sekor C 35mm f/3.5
Kodak Ektachrome
The Guardian Buolding is profusely decorated with Pewabic tile and uses the stepped arch as an architectural motif throughout the building.
Thanks to all who viewed, commented on or faved this photograph; it made it to Flickr Explore.
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An HDR Photograph of the Tiffany Glass clock located in the Art Deco masterpiece Guardian Building. It appears the clock is showing signs of age, with broken glass in various parts.
And for the record, this is where I spent enjoying the heat instead of bothering with the tree lighting ceremony.
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1929 Duesenberg Model J Convertible Roadster
The picture of this fine specimen was initially recorded in 2018 at the Milwaukee Concours d’Elgance. You might note I had previously posted a picture of this car in its original form on the grounds of the Milwaukee Concours. You might also note that in this creation, the black Duesenberg is “wearing” gleaming white wall tires. This is my doing - not its owner’s. I feel the white walls gives the car a classier appearance.
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The car - a repeat of the same information I provided in my original posting flic.kr/p/Yp8N5m
When the Duesenberg Model J debuted at the New York Auto Show in late 1928, reviving the company name, it was the fastest and costliest American automobile on the market. With an $8,500 chassis—about $118,600 today—and an inline-8 based on the company’s prizewinning racecars, the 265 hp “Duesy” was built to compete with European luxury marques like Mercedes-Benz and Rolls-Royce, and it won the attention of big shots and starlets alike, from William Randolph Hearst and Al Capone to Mae West and Marion Davies.
Source: robbreport.com/motors/cars/1929-duesenberg-model-j-murphy...
(Specs): 265 bhp, 420 cu. in. DOHC inline eight-cylinder engine, three-speed manual transmission, beam-type front and live rear axles with semi-elliptical leaf springs, and vacuum-assisted four-wheel hydraulic drum brakes. Wheelbase: 142.5 in.
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The Earhart Mansion - Ann Arbor, Michigan
In viewing the house, constructed in 1936 one may find it somewhat unremarkable. I should probably add, this entire composition is somewhat unremarkable, however, it is intended to be merely a point in time. A time of “status”.
In its day the H.B. Earhart home was considered a “mansion". Perhaps not so much for its somewhat blasé exterior architecture but as I will explain, for many of its innovative construction components and its interior refinements that even by today’s standards, would be considered technologically impressive.
The mansion was designed by Detroit architects Smith, Hinchman, and Grylls, with input from the Olmsted firm. Its classic, simple proportions were enhanced with elegant details that included a slate roof, copper eaves and detailing, and a Pewabic ceramic fountain. Outwardly traditional, the house incorporated the latest in modern technology. Beneath the limestone exterior (hand-chiseled to simulate age), its structure was steel and concrete. It boasted what is believed to be the first residential air-conditioning unit outside of New York City, showers with ten heads, and vented closets with lights that went on when the door opened. There were bells everywhere--Carrie Earhart never had to go more than ten feet to summon a servant.
The Earharts' 400-acre estate along the Huron River included a small golf course for "H. B." to practice his swing, forty acres of woods where he went horse-back riding, and formal gardens and a greenhouse where Carrie indulged her love of flowers.
H. B. filled the library with history books. On the walls of the library the Earharts displayed their art collection, which included originals by Velazquez, Picasso, Millet, and Goya. Carrie enjoyed music, so the living room was dominated by a grand piano. She often hired members of the Detroit Symphony to perform for guests.
Today, most of the estate has disappeared, when in 1960 the Lutheran Church - Missouri Synod bought most of the land and allocated it into Concordia College and the Waldenwood subdivision. But the stone-walled mansion the Earharts built in 1936 still stands on Geddes Road near US-23.
Over the decades, Concordia has grown from a two-year college to a four-year college with an enrollment of 600 students. Now, thanks to a gift from Fred Schmid of Jackson, who donated the money as a memorial to his father, the college has the resources to restore the Manor, the name it uses for the Earharts' house. "We don't have to tear down a lot to bring it back to its former glory," says Chris Purdy of Architects Four. Most of the design features, such as the Pewabic tiles in the bathrooms and the carved wood in the dining room, are still there. The room layout will remain the same except for the addition of an elevator, necessary to make the house handicapped accessible.
Born in 1870, H. B. Earhart made his fortune in the gasoline business. He was the Detroit agent for the White Star Refining Company, a faltering oil company based in Buffalo, New York. Earhart bought the company in 1911 and moved its headquarters to Michigan--just as the automobile industry was taking off. Under his direction, White Star grew into a major enterprise, with a chain of gas stations and its own refinery in Oklahoma. Earhart eventually sold out to Socony Vacuum, later Mobil.
H. B’s wife, Carrie Earhart died in 1940 at age sixty-eight after a short illness. A private funeral was held in the home.
H. B. Earhart stayed on in the house after his wife died, keeping busy with his many interests and charities. With more time on his hands, he would frequent the greenhouse lounge, reading or talking to Grant, who had become the greenhouse manager after Carrie Earhart's death. Grant described Earhart at this time as a "tall, stately man, very upright, very deliberate in what he said, and what he said he meant. He wasn't a man who spent time gossiping, he was very serious."
H. B. Earhart died in 1954 at age eighty-three after suffering a heart attack. He was buried beside his wife in Botsford Cemetery on Earhart Road. His obituary, like hers, was front-page news. Among other accomplishments, the obituary mentioned his support for industrial education and his role as a prime mover in the creation of the Huron-Clinton Metropolitan Authority, which is responsible for the string of parks still enjoyed today. The Earhart Foundation, which he started in 1929, is still in existence, mainly funding educational projects. After Earhart's death, his son Richard ran the foundation; it is now headed by David Kennedy.
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Credits:
Author: Grace Shackman
Ann Arbor Real Estate Association
I probably spent more time editing this back ground narrative than I did, editing the composite picture.
Hope you’all enjoy……………..
Former Kmart HQ
Smith, Hinchman, and Grylls - 1969
Troy, MI
Mamiya M645
Sekor C 35mm f/3.5
Kodak Ektachrome
Dodge Fountain, Nuguchi Arch and Yamasaki all in a line. A black and white take on a common Hart Plaza View.
Built in 1929, this Art Deco-style skyscraper was designed by Wirt C. Rowland and Smith, Hinchman and Grylls for the Union Trust Company, and was originally known as the Union Trust Building, later being renamed the Guardian Building. The building was one of the first in the world to feature automatic push-button elevators, and Monel metal fixtures, metal elements, and metal fittings. The building housed the Union Trust Company until 1932, when it went into receivership due to unsustainable growth during the 1920s economic boom and the impact of the Great Depression. The building housed various office tenants after the demise of the bank, including the United States Army Command Center for wartime production during World War II, and became the headquarters of Michigan Consolidated Gas Company in 1982, which led to the restoration of the exterior and interior of the building, with the company remaining in the building until it merged with DTE Energy in 2001, after which it was sold to Sterling Group in 2002. The building features a 36-story section that runs parallel to Griswold Street between a 40-story tower at the northern Congress Street end of the building, which rises to 496 feet (151 meters) above the street, with a spire that soars to 632 feet (192 meters), and a 38-story tower at the southern Larned Street end of the building. The extieor is clad in red brick with decorative polychromatic terra cotta trim with geometric motifs, red granite and limestone cladding at the base with large arched windows into the former main banking hall, a recessed main entrance with decorative polychromatic trim on the half-dome ceiling and ziggurat-shaped window bays, a large arched window bay trimmed with polychromatic terra cotta on the Congress Street facade, Monel metal flagpoles with decorative bases, and carved sculptural reliefs of figures on the Griswold Street facade. Inside, the building’s main lobby features a colorful polychromatic tile ceiling with octagonal and rectangular tiles, ziggurat vaults, abstract geometric forms, decorative metal elevator doors, stained glass windows, a tile mosaic behind the front desk with a ziggurat-shaped tree, limestone-clad walls, a barrel vaulted ceiling, a large Monel metal screen at the entrance to the banking hall, red marble trim at the stone stairs, a clock at the entrance to the banking hall, stone steps to the banking hall and the current Wayne County Commission chambers below, stone floors with ziggurat motifs, and decorative pendants at the elevators. The banking hall features a vaulted ceiling with arched openings and decorative polychromatic panels, a large map of the state of Michigan at the south end of the space in a large arched blind bay with symbols of the state’s various industries, stone floors, stone-clad walls, decorative ziggurat motifs on the pillars, walls, and floor, and a large Monel metal screen at the entrance. The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places and designated as a National Historic Landmark in 1989, and is a contributing structure in the Detroit Financial District Historic District, listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2009. In 2007, the building was purchased by the Wayne County Government, and became the home of their offices and chambers in 2010, when they were moved from the Old Wayne County Building nearby. The building today houses the offices and chambers of the Wayne County Government, as well as several other office tenants.
Guardian Building looking south with sky bridge below
AOR Smith, Hinchman & Grylls
Designer Minoru Yamasaki, Detroit, Michigan USA
The Greek terra cotta masks at the Wilson Theater were designed by noted sculptor Corrado Parducci. The green and orange tiles are from Pewabic Pottery.
The Ambassador Bridge is supported at each end by a massive anchorage that rises over 100 feet from ground level and extends 105 below the surface to rest on bedrock. Comprised of steel reinforced concrete, each anchorage weighs 12,000,000 pounds.
The anchorages were designed by Wirt Rowland, head designer of the architecture firm of Smith, HInchman & Grylls.
Built in 1928 and designed by Wirt C. Rowland of Smith, Hinchman and Grylls, this structure is one of the buildings that form the greater Penobscot Building. Still extant versions from 1905 and 1918 flank this towering skyscraper.
One Detroit Center towers over the 20-story City-County Building, below and right. Behind both is the Renaissance Center.
The unusual peaked roof of One Detroit contains offices, the windows for which may be clearly seen. Most structures of this type have a flat roof.