10:21, The Penobscot Building, and Guardian Building, were built at the same time, with the Penobscot Building already topped out, while the Guardian Building shown here under construction, and not topped out yet. Photo taken in late 1928.

"The Cathedral Of Finance"had SO many red bricks imported for its' 495 foot construction,there was a new color designated as:"Guardian Red"!! 😮

You better believe there are still ABM's in Washington D.C.! Right on the White House premises and around D.C....

Dad used to take us up to his Art Studio at the top to watch the Fireworks on the detroit river . How ironic his brother passed on July 4th

I was a launcher crewman 16b20 1968 to 1970. I was station 35 miles from Fairbanks Alaska at C battery. Also at Wheeler Indiana and Union Lake Michigan

You could see D-06 from the back yard of my wife's childhood home. Launch and IFC.

What a Wonderful Historical Video about the Penobscot Building in Detroit. I was born in Detroit in 1955. And my grandfather Stanley Altschuler. An immigrant from Russia. Opened up a small Advertising agency the Stanley Advertising Agency Incorporated. I think in 1948. By 1954. My parents had given up there Musical Careers. Mom would teach voice lessons at home. Dad would play in the Detroit Symphony Orchestra. And at the Fisher Theater for all of the Broadway shows. And at Motown Studios frequently on the weekends. And at United Sound Systems Studios, on the weekends. Playing his violin for them. For both Motown and Stax Records. Dad would join my grandpa in the Advertising Agency. For his day job.. The orchestra and everything else at night. Dad was working 2 jobs. And the Advertising Agency as I recall. Was on the 8th floor of the Penobscot Building. I loved that building. I love going to my dad's office. As a little kid. I found the building, nostalgic to me as a little kid. It was magical. It seemed to me. Everything was still from the 1940s.. And also at the Train Station. Which was just as Magical.. Still decked out in its 1940s to core. I remember. In the 1960s. As a kid growing up. Dad moved into a nicer bigger, single floor, single building office. Off of West 8 Mile Road. That would inspire me. And to my Career of Audio and Broadcast Engineering. It's all dad's fault. He kept on taking me down to the TV & Radio Stations. And to the Recording Studios. Starting at 7 years of age. I thought that's what he wanted me to do? But no! My parents wanted me to follow in their footsteps and become a Professional Musician. I didn't want to do that. It was more fun playing with the equipment! And I didn't have to get up in front of an audience of people looking at me. Nobody would see me inside the Radio or TV Station. And that was fine by me. I did not have the same kind of Ego. Necessary. For people to be Live Performers on stage. I didn't need to do that. I could do it from behind the scenes. I didn't need to be Famous. Like they wanted to be. Today I'm just an, Oldster. With a 22-year-old New Old Motorhome. And loving it. I'm all alone now. But when I was around, 6 years old. Grandpa died.. And dad moved out of the Penobscot building. I miss it. RemyRAD

Wow! The top of the building is in the shape of the Jewish Star of David!!! Awesome 🎉🎉🎉

I was a security MP at Site Summit Alaska in the middle 1970's. What is left of the site is still standing. Tours are available in the summer. Site Summit was closed in the summer of 1979.

Awesome job. Born and raised in Detroit, never knew this history 😮. 💪📸👍

I've always dreamed of buying and renovating one of those gorgeous abandoned buildings in Detroit, living in the penthouse, and choosing businesses that the residents and I would use. I'd basically be living in my business

Beautiful, architecture is so functional and bland these days, no style or imagination.

Awesome video

It's composed of THIRTY stories of mahogany granite,and 17 stories of Indiana limestone!! The highest floor accesible by elevator is the 42nd,but the ROOF is technically the 47TH floor,so one desiring to view the river,Windsor and downtown Detroit,froom nearly 600 feet up,must HIKE up FIVE flights of stairs!! The OPEN-air view of the surrounding area is MORE than worth the effort!!

Greta video thank you

great video: should be seen!

Look into tulsa Oklahoma. A ton of art deco buildings not during their pool rush.

People really think this beautiful building was built to Be a bank…

I wish we could've seen the inside of the top of the building. What did the office space look like?

They were protesting public health measures. They also occupied Ottawa with blessing of cowardly premièr of province who fled to bunker cottage. Meanwhile construction of Gordie Howe shoot the puck bridge was underway despite american opposition. A better built bridge to handle todays and tomorrow's bottleneck. Protesting is easy, solving problems requires effort.

I started my scuba diving 'lifestyle' right underneath the blue-water bridge [ bridge-view marina ] and here they are front and center in your production. I spent a lot of time in the Detroit / Marine city / Port Huron / London / Sarina area as a little girl and I love being able to swing back in time through your videos. You might be interested to know i shoot with Nikon's (mainly my old F2...it weighs more than I do😆 ) and the hasselblads left to me by my father. The depth of your talent is staggering ~M💕

A beautifully tailored production ~M

So glad Detroit saved this and many other fabulous buildings. We went there twice and have yet to catch a tour. I know NOT to go on weekends as many wedding venues take place there. Maybe third time will be a charm. Also a wonderful tour is the Fisher Building!

How stunning, and the historical stories make it all the better!

It's my favorite building in Detroit

Beautiful building the Gaurdian building vary classic in design.

Answer: Only every time I go to downtown Detroit.

John Boehner was house leader and also good friends with the owner of the Ambassador Bridge. So perhaps you can do a follow up video where you dig into that relationship and what happened or more importantly what didn't happen at the federal level which for many years prevented the construction of a new bridge.

Wonderful building and let’s hope it is preserved forever. Nothing is built to this level of detail anymore. Bare concrete seems to dominate now.

IMO, top 5 Art Deco buildings in the world. It's def. my favorite building in Detroit.

Well done! Outsiders just don’t understand, even though much has been lost, how truly special our town is.

My Father worked in that building back in the late 60s for some insurance Company. I've been in there a few times and it is very beautiful.

Too sad I can only apllaud you with one like.

I think it’s more like $100,000,000.

I was a 16B and 24U for the Nike Hercules system from 1984 thru 1987 in W. Germany and Bliss.

At completion this was known as"The Cathedral of Commerce",and so MANY red bricks were ordered and shipped-in for its construction,that there was now a color dubbed:"Guardian Red"!!

A large issue around Ajax and Hercules was that they were not autonomous. They required a complex on-ground radar control system. So the missiles worked well in themselves but guidance greatly reduced effectiveness. Like....greatly....

Why one empty headed dictatorial government caused the largest Freedom Convoy that still reverberates around the world - Bless the Truckers !

Society has neither the time nor money to fool around with beauty. Back then, every building was unique. It was like every architect was in an art contest. That era is long gone & long dead. Buildings today look like our cars. SAME profile. Building are all glass & mirrors. Gutless, soulless & built so that you don't even take the time to turn your head towards them.

Beautiful architecture. The peak of western civilization is in the rear view mirror now.

C-94 in Illinois(Vernon Hills) is getting restored, last I heard. The launch elevators are in the waste water treatment plant parking lot.

Look up the Nike Missile site SF-88 located close to San Francisco. It is a National Park Service historical site which has restored Nike missiles. It was restored over the years and you can visit the place for free!

I love glossy colored tiles, and it was a definitely prevelant art and design feature for buildings in Detroit, as this can be found throughout even Detroits most basic housing. Detroit is one of the most beautiful places in the world if you know where to look.

Hands down by far and away the most beautiful building in Detroit, atleast from its exterior. The Fisher Building is its only rival in the lobby. Detroit despite is population exodus damaging its residential housing stock and educational facilities in areas, is still a truly majestic city. Nothing in New England truly begins to even rival Detroit.

actually it is 566 feet and 47 stories and 664 feet including the tower and the worlds 7th tallest. it and the carew tower in cincinnati inspired the design of the empire state building.

Love this documentary about a beautiful building in a city that continues to fascinate me, so glad it's still standing, unlike so many of our former majestic buildings in Toronto & Montreal.

Looks like native Americans weren't homeless like they teach

VERTIGO BIG-TIME, SO SAD, HARD PASS 😮

We live 9 miles from the one (MS-20) in Roberts Wisconsin on 120th street. The main control center is now owned by a family who uses one of the buildings as their home. The rest of the control part of the base is rented as a storage facility. We stored our RV there for years. The launch part of the base is about 1/4 mile away on the other side of the road and is owned by someone else who has left the launch site intact. Funny thing about this was that the owner was able to find a surplus Nike Hercules missile with mobile trailer somewhere in Germany in a junk yard and had it shipped over here. It sat right next to my camper when I had it parked there. I use to joke with the owner about having the most protected storage space in the world, it’s guarded by a nuclear missile. After about a year and a half then it was moved to some veterans park in northern Wisconsin.