The original 1966 interior of the St. Regis

Photo from the Walter P. Reuther Library, Wayne State University

The St. Regis under construction in 1965

Photo from the Detroit Historical Society

The terra cotta bust of Madame DuBarry in 1966, at the time a 195-year-old treasure.

Photo from the Walter P. Reuther Library, Wayne State University

The exterior of the St. Regis in 1966

Photo from the Walter P. Reuther Library, Wayne State University

The St. Regis Hotel, as it originally looked upon completion. An addition would be built 20 years later.

Photo from the Walter P. Reuther Library, Wayne State University; Retouching by Helmut Ziewers

How the Regis' guest rooms originally looked in 1966

Photo from the Walter P. Reuther Library, Wayne State University; Retouching by Helmut Ziewers

Photo from the Walter P. Reuther Library, Wayne State University

Photo from the Walter P. Reuther Library, Wayne State University

The Regis' main entrance, as seen in 1966

Photo from the Walter P. Reuther Library, Wayne State University

The original decor of the St. Regis' restaurant, in 1966

Photo from the Walter P. Reuther Library, Wayne State University; Retouching by Helmut Ziewers