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Detroit Yacht Club - Construction photos

Excavation work under way for the Detroit Yacht Club on March 1, 1922.

Excavation work on the Detroit Yacht Club on March 1, 1922.

Work continues on the Detroit Yacht Club on April 15, 1922.

The Detroit Yacht Club begins to arise on May 1, 1922.

Work continues on the DYC on May 1, 1922.

The DYC continues to rise on June 1, 1922.

Work continues June 1, 1922, on the Detroit Yacht Club.

The Detroit Yacht Club starts to take shape on June 15, 1922.

The DYC rises on June 15, 1922.

The DYC under construction on June 30, 1922.

The DYC begins to take shape June 30, 1922.

The DYC continues to take shape on June 30, 1922.

The DYC under construction on July 15, 1922.

The DYC being built on July 15, 1922.

A look inside the DYC under construction on Aug. 3, 1922.

The DYC on Aug. 3, 1922.

The familiar shape of the DYC starts to emerge on Aug. 17, 1922.

The DYC under construction on Sept. 2, 1922.

The DYC under construction on Oct. 2, 1922.

The interior of the DYC on Dec. 5, 1922.

Ornate plaster starts to go up inside the DYC on Dec. 5, 1922.

The DYC on Dec. 5, 1922

The exterior of the DYC on Dec. 5, 1922.

The exterior of the DYC on Dec. 5, 1922

The exterior of the DYC on Dec. 5, 1922

The DYC's exterior on Dec. 5, 1922

The pool of the DYC on Dec. 5, 1922

The entrance of the DYC on Dec. 5, 1922

The DYC's exterior nears completion on Oct. 2, 1922.

The exterior of the DYC nears completion on Dec. 5, 1922.