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Friday, January 14, 2011

The Guardian Building Detroit

Standing as one of the world's finest examples of Art Deco, Detroit's Guardian Building is a mecca for fans from all over the world. The Guardian was commissioned and built in 1928 - 1929 by the Union Trust Company and designed the by the firm of Smith, Hinchman & Grylls. It's one of my favorite places to take visiting friends. Here's some photos from a recent visit:













































5 comments:

Patrick Segui RIVETED said...

simply superb ..

Unknown said...

Wow, it just doesn't get any better than that, does it? Man, I wish that they still designed buildings like this...

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vintage workwear said...

Great shots of great buildings. VERY NICE!

flattop said...

Fantastic building!

We have a similar one in Vancouver, Matt. It's called the Marine Building.

Check it out:

http://www.greatervancouverparks.com/355BurrardPhotos.html

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