Historic Detroit

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Cadillac Place - Old photos

Interior of what was then the world headquarters of General Motors

The GM building in 1957

The General Motors Building was the second largest office building in the world when it opened in 1920.

The Grand Boulevard entrance of what was then the General Motors Building

Cadillac Place shortly after opening as General Motors' world headquarters

What was then the world headquarters of General Motors towers over the then-largely residential New Center neighborhood.