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The Detroit Eight Mile Wall, also referred to as Detroit's Wailing Wall, Berlin Wall or The Birwood Wall, is a one-foot-thick (0.30 m), six-foot-high (1.8 m) separation wall that stretches about 1 ⁄ 2 mile (0.80 km) in length. 1 foot (0.30 m) is buried in the ground and the remaining 5 feet (1.5 m) is visible to the community.
A distinctive feature of Detroit's skyline, the RenCen is widely considered to be a landmark and cultural icon of the city. [8] [14] With 5,552,000 square feet (515,800 m 2) of usable space, it is one of the world's largest commercial complexes, and the central tower has been the tallest building in Michigan since its completion in 1977.
The Architects Building is a seven-story building erected in 1924 by Thomas J. Thompson, a man involved with the hotel and restaurant trade. [2] Thompson hired Richard H. Marr, a well-known Detroit architect, to design the building. Its original purpose was to provide space for all architectural professionals and trades in one building. [3]
The Buildings of Detroit: A History. Wayne State University Press. Fisher, Dale (1996). Ann Arbor: Visions of the Eagle. Grass Lake, Michigan: Eyry of the Eagle Publishing. ISBN 0-9615623-4-X. Fisher, Dale (2003). Building Michigan: A Tribute to Michigan's Construction Industry. Grass Lake, Michigan: Eyry of the Eagle Publishing. ISBN 1-891143 ...
Construction began in early 1930, under the supervision of Detroit contractors, Walbridge and Aldinger. Buildings from 23-27 West Main Street were demolished first. Merchants Savings Bank moved in with Old National Bank at 29-31 West Main Street temporarily, closing off the under construction base of the building with a false wall.
Detroit building and structure stubs (57 P) Pages in category "Buildings and structures in Detroit" The following 44 pages are in this category, out of 44 total.
The Gabriel Richard Building, also known as the Weil and Company Building, is high-rise located at 305 Michigan Avenue in Downtown Detroit, Michigan. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2017. [1] The building will open as a residential apartment building known as the Gabriel Houze in late 2017. [2]
The building featured a load-bearing steel frame and non-load-bearing brick curtain walls, at the time a novel construction technique. [23] Also in 1892, Berlin Iron Bridge also built a boiler shop of the same construction across Dequindre from the main complex; this building has since been demolished.
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