An article/rendering featuring the building from a 1923 edition of the Detroit Free Press.

Photo by the Detroit Free Press archives; Retouching by Helmut Ziewers

An advertisement featuring the building from a 1923 issue of Michigan Architect and Engineer.

From Michigan Architect and Engineer; Retouching by Helmut Ziewers

An advertising brochure from the Fairbairn

An advertising brochure shows off the Fairbairn's amenities.

A Fairbairn matchbook

A map showing the Fairbairn's location, from an ad brochure

An advertising card from the Fairbairn

An envelope from the Hotel Fairbairn

An envelope from the Hotel Fairbairn

An ad for the Fairbairn from a Polk City Directory, a fore-runner of the Yellow Pages