Detroit News Building - Photos
Detroit News Building
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The Detroit News Building in Feb 2023
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The Detroit News Building as seen from Lafayette & Second in Feb. 2023
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A detailed look at the Second Ave facade in March 2023
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A detailed look at the front facade on Lafayette
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Detroit News Building main entrance in Feb 2023
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The main entrance on Lafayette with both papers' logos above the door
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Johannes Gutenberg, the father of moveable type who allowed for the mass production of books, is among four printing luminaries honored on the building's Lafayette side.
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William Caxton, the man who introduced the printing press to England, is among four printing luminaries on the Lafayette side.
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Christophe Plantin, an influential Renaissance-era book printer and publisher, is among four statues on the Lafayette side.
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Ben Franklin braves the cold and snow on the Lafayette facade on a chilly winter day.
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The Lafayette facade features statues and the newspaper's mission of being the people's defender.
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The Lafayette facade features statues and the newspaper's mission of being the people's defender.
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The Lafayette facade features statues and the newspaper's mission of being the people's defender.
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The Lafayette facade features statues and the newspaper's mission of being the people's defender.
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The Lafayette facade features statues and the newspaper's mission of being the people's defender.
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The top of the building is simply yet elegantly decorated. The owl represents wisdom.
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The Lafayette side, the building's main entrance
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The Lafayette side, the building's main entrance
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The building's west side, as seen from Lafayette Boulevard and Third Street
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Moving trucks continue moving in Molina Health Care on Nov. 25, 2014.
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The Detroit News Building, from the northwest corner of Third and Lafayette, in 2013
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The Fort Street side of the Detroit News Building in November 2014
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Details of the Detroit News Building - and a whole lotta pigeons - in 2014
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The Detroit News Building main entrance on Lafayette in Feb 2023