The Detroit News Building as seen from Lafayette & Second in Feb. 2023
Photo by Helmut Ziewers (www.ziewersphotography.com) of HistoricDetroit.org
The Detroit News Building on Fort Street to the left, the Manufacturers Bank Building with its distinctive black facade to the right, and the Fort Shelby Hotel
in between - Photo from November 16, 2024
A detailed look at the Second Ave facade in March 2023
Photo by Helmut Ziewers (www.ziewersphotography.com) of HistoricDetroit.org
A detailed look at the front facade on Lafayette
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Detroit News Building main entrance in Feb 2023
Photo by Helmut Ziewers (www.ziewersphotography.com) of HistoricDetroit.org
The main entrance on Lafayette with both papers' logos above the door
Photo by Dan Austin of HistoricDetroit.org
Johannes Gutenberg, the father of moveable type who allowed for the mass production of books, is among four printing luminaries honored on the building's Lafayette side.
Photo by Dan Austin of HistoricDetroit.org
William Caxton, the man who introduced the printing press to England, is among four printing luminaries on the Lafayette side.
Photo by Dan Austin of HistoricDetroit.org
Christophe Plantin, an influential Renaissance-era book printer and publisher, is among four statues on the Lafayette side.
Photo by Dan Austin of HistoricDetroit.org
Ben Franklin braves the cold and snow on the Lafayette facade on a chilly winter day.
Photo by Dan Austin of HistoricDetroit.org
The Lafayette facade features statues and the newspaper's mission of being the people's defender.
Photo by Dan Austin of HistoricDetroit.org
The Lafayette facade features statues and the newspaper's mission of being the people's defender.
Photo by Dan Austin of HistoricDetroit.org
The Lafayette facade features statues and the newspaper's mission of being the people's defender.
Photo by Dan Austin of HistoricDetroit.org
The Lafayette facade features statues and the newspaper's mission of being the people's defender.
Photo by Dan Austin of HistoricDetroit.org
The Lafayette facade features statues and the newspaper's mission of being the people's defender.
Photo by Dan Austin of HistoricDetroit.org
The top of the building is simply yet elegantly decorated. The owl represents wisdom.
Photo by Dan Austin of HistoricDetroit.org
The Lafayette side, the building's main entrance
Photo by Dan Austin of HistoricDetroit.org
The Lafayette side, the building's main entrance
Photo by Dan Austin of HistoricDetroit.org
The building's west side, as seen from Lafayette Boulevard and Third Street
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Moving trucks continue moving in Molina Health Care on Nov. 25, 2014.
Photo by Dan Austin of HistoricDetroit.org
The Detroit News Building, from the northwest corner of Third and Lafayette, in 2013
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The Fort Street side of the Detroit News Building in November 2014
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Details of the Detroit News Building - and a whole lotta pigeons - in 2014
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The Detroit News Building main entrance on Lafayette in Feb 2023
Photo by Helmut Ziewers (www.ziewersphotography.com) of HistoricDetroit.org