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- View of the Book Building, a thirteen-story Beaux Arts style skyscraper designed by Louis Kamper on Washington Avenue in Detroit, Michigan. "The 13-story Book Building was completed in 1916, with the Book Tower added in 1926 by J. Burgess Book Jr. and his brothers as part of an effort to redevelop a stretch of Washington Boulevard near Grand River Avenue, the copper-roofed, limestone-faced 475-foot Italian Renaissance skyscraper was the tallest building in Detroit--but only for two years, until the Penobscot Tower opened in 1928," from Detroit News article.
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- Collection located at the Walter P. Reuther Library, Archives of Labor and Urban Affairs, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan. To schedule an appointment to view the original image, order high resolution copies, or seek permission to use an image, contact the Walter P. Reuther Library Audiovisual Department at reutherreference@wayne.edu., Walter P. Reuther Library, Archives of Labor and Urban Affairs, Wayne State University, and This metadata was created by Wayne State University Library system based on original description by the Walter P. Reuther Library
- Date Issued:
- 1956-04-02T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Wayne State University. Libraries and Walter P. Reuther Library
- Collection:
- Virtual Motor City
- Description:
- View of the Book Building, a thirteen-story Beaux Arts style skyscraper designed by Louis Kamper on Washington Avenue in Detroit, Michigan. "The 13-story Book Building was completed in 1916, with the Book Tower added in 1926 by J. Burgess Book Jr. and his brothers as part of an effort to redevelop a stretch of Washington Boulevard near Grand River Avenue, the copper-roofed, limestone-faced 475-foot Italian Renaissance skyscraper was the tallest building in Detroit--but only for two years, until the Penobscot Tower opened in 1928," from Detroit News article.
- Notes:
- Collection located at the Walter P. Reuther Library, Archives of Labor and Urban Affairs, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan. To schedule an appointment to view the original image, order high resolution copies, or seek permission to use an image, contact the Walter P. Reuther Library Audiovisual Department at reutherreference@wayne.edu., Walter P. Reuther Library, Archives of Labor and Urban Affairs, Wayne State University, and This metadata was created by Wayne State University Library system based on original description by the Walter P. Reuther Library
- Date Issued:
- 1956-04-02T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Wayne State University. Libraries and Walter P. Reuther Library
- Collection:
- Virtual Motor City
- Description:
- View of the Book Building, a thirteen-story Beaux Arts style skyscraper designed by Louis Kamper on Washington Avenue in Detroit, Michigan. "The 13-story Book Building was completed in 1916, with the Book Tower added in 1926 by J. Burgess Book Jr. and his brothers as part of an effort to redevelop a stretch of Washington Boulevard near Grand River Avenue, the copper-roofed, limestone-faced 475-foot Italian Renaissance skyscraper was the tallest building in Detroit--but only for two years, until the Penobscot Tower opened in 1928," from Detroit News article.
- Notes:
- Collection located at the Walter P. Reuther Library, Archives of Labor and Urban Affairs, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan. To schedule an appointment to view the original image, order high resolution copies, or seek permission to use an image, contact the Walter P. Reuther Library Audiovisual Department at reutherreference@wayne.edu., Walter P. Reuther Library, Archives of Labor and Urban Affairs, Wayne State University, and This metadata was created by Wayne State University Library system based on original description by the Walter P. Reuther Library
- Date Issued:
- 1956-04-02T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Wayne State University. Libraries and Walter P. Reuther Library
- Collection:
- Virtual Motor City
- Description:
- View of the Book Building, a thirteen-story Beaux Arts style skyscraper designed by Louis Kamper on Washington Avenue in Detroit, Michigan. "The 13-story Book Building was completed in 1916, with the Book Tower added in 1926 by J. Burgess Book Jr. and his brothers as part of an effort to redevelop a stretch of Washington Boulevard near Grand River Avenue, the copper-roofed, limestone-faced 475-foot Italian Renaissance skyscraper was the tallest building in Detroit--but only for two years, until the Penobscot Tower opened in 1928," from Detroit News article.
- Notes:
- Collection located at the Walter P. Reuther Library, Archives of Labor and Urban Affairs, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan. To schedule an appointment to view the original image, order high resolution copies, or seek permission to use an image, contact the Walter P. Reuther Library Audiovisual Department at reutherreference@wayne.edu., Walter P. Reuther Library, Archives of Labor and Urban Affairs, Wayne State University, and This metadata was created by Wayne State University Library system based on original description by the Walter P. Reuther Library
- Date Issued:
- 1956-04-02T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Wayne State University. Libraries and Walter P. Reuther Library
- Collection:
- Virtual Motor City