#dime building

View from corner of McGraw building with Dime Bank and Detroit Free Press buildings on either side. Sign on McGraw building: "German American Bank." Pedestrians on sidewalk; automobiles in street. Printed on back: "The Dime Bank, McGraw and Free Press buildings, Detroit, Mich. The Dime Bank building is 23 stories high and is the best elevation from which to view the city and its surroundings. On a clear day from here can be seen: Canada, Lake St. Clair, Belle Isle and beautiful Detroit for a distance of five miles. It contains 1000 offices. C.T. Co., Chicago, R-39163." Handwritten on back: "Kid, Just wanted you to have a look at the dear old bldg. Everything is going great. Working hard. Having my vacation Sept. 5 to 15, going to K.M. Drop a few lines. Joe." Card is postmarked July 25, 1914.

Daniel Burnham

Chrysler House (1912)

Happy Birthday Daniel H. Burnham! (September 4, 1846 – June 1, 1912) 

American architect and urban designer. He was the Director of Works for the World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago.

1. View of Ford building; multistory building has columns at entrance. Pedestrians, automobiles and streetcars in foreground. Printed on front: "Detroit, Mich., Ford building, U.S. 645." Printed on back: "F. von Bardeleben, New York & Germany." Handwritten on back: "6/24/08. Dear Friend Bea, This is one of Detroit's latest buildings. Isn't it pretty? Rec. your letter, will write. I hope you are keeping well. With love, Dolly." Card is postmarked June 24, 1908. 

2. Bird's-eye view of the Dime Building on the northwest corner of Griswold and Fort, a corner of the pollution darkened City Hall can be seen in right foreground. The Dime building was designed by Daniel H. Burnham and erected in 1910. Recorded in lantern slide ledger: "D/Banks-Dime Savings Bank." 

3. View of Majestic Building located at the corner of Woodward and Michigan Avenues. Beaux-Arts style building was designed by Daniel Burnham; horse-drawn wagons and automobiles in street. Handwritten on back: "Majestic Bldg., Sts. Woodward & Michigan, n.w. cor." 

In honor of Just Baked moving into the Dime Building, here's a photo of construction right behind City Hall from 1912. And another...