The train section in the toy department
Burton Historical Collection, Detroit Public Library
One of the modernized elevators.
Photo from the Detroit Free Press archives.
The renowned Hudson's flag on Woodward Avenue was seven stories tall.
Photo from the Detroit Free Press archives.
The Broderick in the distance as Detroiters cross the street, possibly headed to Hudson's.
Photo from the Detroit News archives.
A Christmas tree of lights along Woodward in 1959.
Photo from the Detroit Free Press archives.
Hudson's towers over Woodward in 1953.
Photo from the Detroit Free Press archives.
Burton Historical Collection, Detroit Public Library
A yet-to-be-expanded Hudson's in the background in 1915.
Photo from the Burton Historical Collection.
Hudson's had yet to grow to its final giant form in 1914.
Photo from the Burton Historical Collection.
Shoppers fill the floor at Hudson's
Photo from the Walter P. Reuther Library, Wayne State University
Shopping on the first floor in the later days of the building's life
Photo from the Detroit Free Press archives.
Hudson's draped the largest American flag in the country along Woodward Avenue each year.
Photo from the Detroit Free Press archives.
Burton Historical Collection, Detroit Public Library
Burton Historical Collection, Detroit Public Library
Burton Historical Collection, Detroit Public Library
Burton Historical Collection, Detroit Public Library
The Hudson's flag was a landmark almost as beloved as the store itself.
Photo from the Detroit Free Press archives.
You can see Hudson's in the middle of this photo on the left side.
Photo from the Burton Historical Collection.
One of the modernized entrances in 1963 that replaced the familiar revolving doors.
Photo from the Detroit Free Press archives
The Hudson's store in early 1984, after it closed but still looking dignified
Photo from the Detroit Free Press archives.
Hudson's undergoes one of several expansions in the late 1920s. The store grew as Detroit did.
Photo from the Walter P. Reuther Library, Wayne State University
Hudson's in 1934 with a banner celebrating the Detroit Tigers' World Series appearance that season.
Photo from the Detroit Free Press archives.