Old Main - Photos
Old Main
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Old Main from a distance
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The northern facade (far east side) along Warren Avenue
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The Old Main tower from a distance - November 2023
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Front facade
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Old Main photographed from a distance with some iconic skyscrapers to the left
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The northern facade (far west side) along Warren Avenue
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Old Main's clock tower has been a Midtown landmark for more than 100 years.
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The door on the Warren Avenue (north) side of the building
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Old Main opened as Central High School in 1896.
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The main entrance to Old Main
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Old Main has a band of intricate reliefs.
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Detail of Old Main's band of intricate reliefs.
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The building has a band of intricate reliefs.
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Old Main's clock tower has been a Midtown landmark for more than 100 years.
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The Elaine Jacobs Wing, with the modern addition, on Old Main's west side
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The venerable clock tower of venerable Old Main
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Old Main has been a Wayne State University landmark since the school's founding - and was a high school before that.
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Old Main and the south end of Wayne State University's campus, as seen from the roof of the Maccabees Building
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The cornerstone for Old Main with the incorrect year (construction was delayed)
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