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CPA Building - Photos

East side of the CPA building facing downtown

Another one of those triangular shaped buildings in Detroit. Interesting that the CPA stands for Conductors Pension Association, not Certified Public Accountant.

The CPA building as of June 2023

The CPA building as of June 2023

The CPA building as of June 2023

The CPA building as of June 2023

The CPA building as of June 2023

The locomotive can be found above the eastern entrance to the CPA building.

What does the locomotive have to do with CPAs? In this case CPA stands for Conductors Protective Association, some sort of trade union for railroad conductors.