The Burns Hotel, left, and Old Wayne County Building

Photo from the Burton Historical Collection, Detroit Public Library

The Burns Hotel was a major makeover of several older commercial buildings that were patched together, re-sheathed in matching brick and completely overhauled inside.

Photo from the Burton Historical Collection, Detroit Public Library

The Burns Hotel at back right, with vestiges of the old Central Market on Cadillac Square still evident.

Photo from the Burton Historical Collection, Detroit Public Library

The Burns Hotel can be seen on the far left. It was dwarfed by the Pontchartrain Hotel, center, across Cadillac Square.

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The Burns Hotel, center left, in 1909, a year after it opened.

Photo from the Burton Historical Collection, Detroit Public Library

The Burns Hotel with a giant Tivoli's beer sign. The Burns' co-owner was also an executive at the brewery.

Photo from the Burton Historical Collection, Detroit Public Library