
The Book Tower at night
Ryan Southen (www.ryansouthen.com) for HistoricDetroit.org

This detail on the Book Tower mirrors the caraytids from the Book Building.
Keenan Riley for HistoricDetroit.org

The crown of the Book Tower
Davenport Images for HistoricDetroit.org

Photo by Dan Austin of HistoricDetroit.org

The Book Tower and the west side of downtown, as seen from the roof of the Penobscot Building
Photo by Dan Austin of HistoricDetroit.org

The beauty of the Book Tower
Ryan Southen for HistoricDetroit.org

The Book Tower
Ryan Southen for HistoricDetroit.org
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The Book Tower, as seen from the roof of the Book-Cadillac Hotel
Photo by Dan Austin of HistoricDetroit.org
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The Book Tower by night
Ryan Southen (www.ryansouthen.com) for HistoricDetroit.org
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The Book Tower has been a landmark on Detroit's skyline for nearly 100 years.
Jon DeBoer for HistoricDetroit.org
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A pair of Book ends: The Book-Cadillac Hotel and the Book Tower
Photo by Dan Austin of HistoricDetroit.org
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The Book Tower, as seen from the roof of the Wurlitzer Building
Photo by Dan Austin of HistoricDetroit.org
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The view out one of the Book Tower's 37th floor windows
Photo by Alanna St. Laurent Photography (www.alannastlaurent.com)
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Photo by Alanna St. Laurent Photography (www.alannastlaurent.com)
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One of the more colorful rooms inside the Book Tower during its years of abandonment
Photo by Alanna St. Laurent Photography (www.alannastlaurent.com)
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Photo by Alanna St. Laurent Photography (www.alannastlaurent.com)
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Detroit's skyline as seen from the Book Tower's iconic exterior fire escape
Photo by Alanna St. Laurent Photography (www.alannastlaurent.com)
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Photo by Alanna St. Laurent Photography (www.alannastlaurent.com)
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Photo by Alanna St. Laurent Photography (www.alannastlaurent.com)
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Photo by Alanna St. Laurent Photography (www.alannastlaurent.com)
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Photo by Alanna St. Laurent Photography (www.alannastlaurent.com)
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Photo by Alanna St. Laurent Photography (www.alannastlaurent.com)
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Photo by Alanna St. Laurent Photography (www.alannastlaurent.com)
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Photo by Alanna St. Laurent Photography (www.alannastlaurent.com)
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The Book Tower from the top of the Book-Cadillac Hotel in 2008.
Photo by Dan Austin of HistoricDetroit.org
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A detail at the top of the tower
Photo by Dan Austin of HistoricDetroit.org
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The Book Tower, center, as seen from the top of the Greater Penobscot Building.
Photo by Dan Austin of HistoricDetroit.org
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Detail of the elevator doors
Photo by Dan Austin of HistoricDetroit.org
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Detail of elevator door
Photo by Dan Austin of HistoricDetroit.org
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A beautiful grotesque over the Book Building's main entrance
Mark Hall for HistoricDetroit