The Broderick in the distance as Detroiters cross the street, possibly headed to Hudson's.
Photo from the Detroit News archives.
Hudson's in 1934 with a banner celebrating the Detroit Tigers' World Series appearance that season.
Photo from the Detroit Free Press archives.
You can see Hudson's in the middle of this photo on the left side.
Photo from the Burton Historical Collection.
Hudson's draped the largest American flag in the country along Woodward Avenue each year.
Photo from the Detroit Free Press archives.
Hudson's had yet to grow to its final giant form in 1914.
Photo from the Burton Historical Collection.
A yet-to-be-expanded Hudson's in the background in 1915.
Photo from the Burton Historical Collection.
Hudson's towers over Woodward in 1953.
Photo from the Detroit Free Press archives.
A Christmas tree of lights along Woodward in 1959.
Photo from the Detroit Free Press archives.
Shopping on the first floor in the later days of the building's life
Photo from the Detroit Free Press archives.
The renowned Hudson's flag on Woodward Avenue was seven stories tall.
Photo from the Detroit Free Press archives.
One of the modernized elevators.
Photo from the Detroit Free Press archives.