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One Woodward Avenue - Historic photos

Looking north up Woodward, with One Woodward at left, and a Boblo boat along the river in 1963

Looking north up Woodward, with One Woodward at left, and a Boblo boat along the river in 1963

One Woodward gets some landscaping ahead of its opening in 1963

One Woodward gets some landscaping ahead of its opening in 1963

Looking up at the Modern beauty of One Woodward

Looking up at the Modern beauty of One Woodward

One Woodward brought Modern architecture to downtown Detroit, replacing the Hotel Norton.

One Woodward brought Modern architecture to downtown Detroit, replacing the Hotel Norton.

One Woodward gets a scrub-down

One Woodward gets a scrub-down

One Woodward is nearly completed in 1963

One Woodward is nearly completed in 1963

A MichCon employee works in One Woodward Avenue, shortly after the skyscraper opened in 1963.

A MichCon employee works in One Woodward Avenue, shortly after the skyscraper opened in 1963.

One Woodward in 1986

One Woodward in 1986

One Woodward in 1966

One Woodward in 1966

One Woodward Avenue - and the future site of the Renaissance Center - as seen from the top of the Pontchartrain Hotel in October 1966.

One Woodward Avenue - and the future site of the Renaissance Center - as seen from the top of the Pontchartrain Hotel in October 1966.