Building on Woodward near the Detroit Institute of Arts
Site of the Studebaker plant...if you look closely, you can see that the site had still not entirely been cleared.
Another shot of the Studebaker plant site
Fisher Body Plant #21
Sign marking the location of the Ford Piquette Ford Factory
The Ford Piquette Factory, now holding a laundry company
Another shot of the Ford Piquette Factory
Ford Piquette Factory from the Street
An old factory...do you know what it was?
Another shot of the old factory
Note the intersection with the traffic light and the stop sign. The traffic light must have been used in days gone by, when workers came and went from these once busy plants. Now, a stop sign suffices for the occasional random driver.
An empty lot across the street from the Piquette plant
Unidentified abanonded buildings
Ford Highland Park Plant Historical Marker
Entrance to the former Ford Headquarters at the Highland Park Plant
Highland Park Plant, looking okay considering its age and use as a warehouse
The Highland Park building that originally contained Ford's headquarters, with the factory in the background
Highland Park Factory
Another shot of the Highland Park Factory
A store on Woodward, near the Highland Park Factory
A mansion in the Boston-Edison neighborhood
A Boston-Edison treat looking tranquil on a beautiful summer afternoon.
Stonehedge, an estate in Boston Edison...
I believe this is "Stonehedge."
Berry Gordy's former mansion
A shot of the side part of Gordy's former mansion. I believe there are tennis courts (or at least one tennis court) in the back.
The Henry Hudson House historical marker
The Henry Hudson House
Another Boston-Edison Mansion
Motown Historical Marker, side #1
Motown Historical Marker, side #2
Motown Museum Sign
The Motown Museum is in both these buildings. Motown Records used both these buildings, along with others on the same street, to house their offices until they moved into the now-demolished Donovan building in 1968.
Where it all began...
Studio A, which was open continuously, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, from 1959 until 1972, when Motown Records moved to Los Angeles.
A corner of Studio A...
The piano in Studio A
Cadillac Place, formerly GM headquarters, built in 1923 and designed by Albert Kahn
Another shot of Cadillac place
I like this angular view of Cadillac place. I think that it helps one see the enormity of the building, difficult to capture in other views.
Entrance to the Fisher Building
Albert Kahn designed to Fisher building following instructions to build "the most beautiful building in the world." The building was completed in 1928. For more history, see http://info.detnews.com/history/story/index.cfm?id=32&category=locations
Another shot of the Fisher Building
The Fisher Building's Historical Marker
Entrance to the Fisher Building's Lobby
The Fisher Building's majestic lobby, difficult to appreciate given the picture's low lighting
A close up of one of many of the Fisher Building lobby's chandeliers
The Fisher Building's lobby, reflecting sunlight from a clear summer day
