One Woodward Avenue - Construction photos
One Woodward Avenue
One Woodward rises in September 1961
The "Skyramp" is hoisted into place 183 feet above Larned Street on Aug. 29, 1976, connecting One Woodward to the Guardian Building. The $440,000 project has since been universally panned as bad idea.
One Woodward rises in 1962
One Woodward is nearly completed in 1963
One Woodward is nearly completed in 1963
Michigan Consolidated Gas Co. President Ralph T. McElvenny, left, and Mayor Louis C. Miriani turn the first soil for the new building April 11, 1960. Architect Minoru Yamasaki is at back left.
One Woodward rises in July 1961