The Whitney Building's original exterior had an ornate classical design.
Photo from the Burton Historical Collection
The original exterior of the David Whitney Building
Photo from the Burton Historical Collection
Looking south down Woodward and Washington Boulevard at the Whitney about 1928. Hudson's is at back left.
Photo by J.W. Hughes via Burton Historical Collection
Photo from the Detroit Free Press archives.
The Whitney in 1965
Photo from the Detroit Free Press archives.
The Whitney Building in 1956.
Photo from the Detroit Free Press archives.
The Whitney Building in 1956. Note the sanitation department worker and his cart at bottom right.
Photo from the Detroit Free Press archives.
Photo from the Detroit Free Press archives.
Photo from the Walter P. Reuther Library
The Whitney Building in 1917, two years after it opened.
Photo from the Burton Historical Collection
The David Whitney Building about 1920 with its original exterior
Photo from the Library of Congress
A close-up view of the David Whitney Building's original Classical details, as seen from the Statler Hotel.
Photo from the Walter P. Reuther Library, Wayne State University