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Hotel Cadillac: 1914
Submitted by Dave on Wed, 03/23/2011 - 6:31pm.
Detroit, Michigan, circa 1914. "Hotel Cadillac." Plus a variation on the 8:17 jeweler's clock sign. 8x10 glass negative, Detroit Publishing Co. View full size.
Awnings
Submitted by kbreenbo on Thu, 03/24/2011 - 12:34pm.
I absolutely love seeing the striped awnings on these buildings! So cosmopolitan.
LOL
Submitted by Plymouthfan on Thu, 03/24/2011 - 8:53am.
The guy walking towards the camera holding the white package on the right side of the photo has his finger buried deep in his nose. Talk about a moment in time!
Look-A-Likes
Submitted by Mr Mel on Wed, 03/23/2011 - 10:18pm.
That rectangular structure rising above the Hotel Cadillac almost looks like the UN Building.
[I can understand why people might put one hyphen in "lookalike," and end up with "look-alike." But that second hyphen, so often added -- because two things look "a-like"? - Dave]
Window awnings
Submitted by BryantG on Wed, 03/23/2011 - 7:08pm.
I guess air conditioners killed window awnings. No need for open windows means there's no need to keep water out on a hot and rainy day, which was probably the main purpose of awnings. They really did change the character of a building; those stripes are awful.
[Then as now, awnings were for shade and heat control. - Dave]
A bit of updating to the old Hotel Cadillac -
Submitted by kayakpete on Wed, 03/23/2011 - 7:03pm.
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