Federal Building - Old photos
Federal Building
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This photo shows the addition added to the building in 1915.
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Renovation work continues in 1915
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The interior of the Post Office during the 1915 renovation
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Workers wrap up an addition to the building on Aug. 1, 1915.
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A decorative stone shield that flanked the main entrance.
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The main entrance
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The building's entrance
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The main entrance
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The main entrance
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The building's opening in 1897
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Mail trucks line up at one of the docks
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The lobby of the post office in 1915
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This aerial view shows the Federal Building in the center. The Dime Building can be seen to the north.
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Part of the post office section of the building
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The mailroom about 1915
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The mailroom about 1915, after some modernizations.
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The mailroom
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The interior of the Federal Building under construction
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Three of the postal windows inside the Federal Building
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The interior of the Federal Building
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The interior of the Federal Building
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The interior of the Federal Building under construction
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Work continues on the State Savings Bank in 1900 with the Federal Building in the background.
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The Federal Building in 1900. The building under construction is the State Savings Bank.
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Looking east toward the Federal Building. This photo shows how much of that part of downtown was still residential.
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The tower provided Detroiters unparalleled views of the river and the city.
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The Federal Building looking east. The top of Old City Hall can be seen in the distance.
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Everything in this photo is gone.
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A worker lowers the flag on the tiled roof.
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The Federal Building, looking northeast.
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A view looking northwest
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The Federal Building in 1906.
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A detailed look at the Shelby Street side of the building in the 1920s. In the background is the Book-Cadillac Hotel.
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This photo shows the Book-Cadillac, then a new building, in the 1920s.
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A view east along Fort Street toward the Federal Building.
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A view of the western side of the building. The building in the back left is the Majestic Building.
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The Federal Building around 1920.
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A view of the Federal Building in 1913.
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The tower towered over everything else in the city for several decades.
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The Federal Building in 1897.
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An old photo of the Federal Building.
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Looking west along Fort Street at the Federal Building.
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The Federal Building shortly after it opened.
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The Federal Building shorly before the clock was installed.
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The finishing touches are put on the Federal Building's tower in 1897.
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Workers labor on the tower in 1897, seven years after building started. Construction of such a building was a big undertaking.
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The entrance of the Federal Building in 1897, shortly before it opened.
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Construction on the Federal Building
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Construction on the Federal Building continues.
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Construction continues in 1897.
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Construction on the Federal Building
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The Post Office under construction on May 1, 1894, showing the Fort Street side. The tower is starting to take shape.
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The Post Office under construction on May 1, 1894, showing the Lafayette Boulevard side.
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Workers toil on the Federal Building in 1897.
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The building under construction in July 1892.
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The foundation is dedicated sometime in late 1890.
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Excavation in 1890. In the era before heavy machinery, the work was done by hand and by horse.