"The Cathedral of Finance" - a photo on Flickriver

            Many viewers have commented that The Guardian Building (originally The Union Trust Company Building) reminded them of a church.

This picture shows approximately half of the bank lobby on the main floor. Imagine the original bank building with 60-90 bank teller cages lining the entire length of both sides of this "nave". The ceiling was composed of a 3/4 inch (1.9cm) of horsehair and coated with a layer of plaster cement. Then, a  canvas layer was applied, and painted with designs reminiscent of the patterns of Navajo rugs. This was a sound-deadening system.

The "altar piece" ( I suppose) was the three-story mural of the map of the lower peninsula of Michigan. Highlighted were the major Michigan moneymakers of the1890s to 1920s: mining, manufacturing, lumber, fishing, commerce, and agriculture. It was completed in 1929, unfortunately the year of the beginning of "The Great Depression".

This superbly decorated Art-Deco bank building was nicknamed "The Cathedral of Finance." So, if the earlier pictures reminded you of a church (reprised in the first comment below) --you were very observant : -)

Taken in: United States / Michigan / Detroit / Detroit (show map)

Taken on: December 26, 2022

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historic building

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Jan Nagalski

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Camera: Apple iPhone 11 Pro, f/1.8, 1/60 sec, 4.2mm, ISO 320 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Apple iPhone 11 Pro
Lens:	iPhone 11 Pro back triple camera 4.25mm f/1.8
Aperture:	f/1.8
Exposure Time:	0.017 sec (1/60)
Focal Length:	4.2mm
ISO:	320
Exposure Bias:	0 EV
Flash:	Off, Did not fire
Exposure Program:	Program AE
Exposure Mode:	Auto
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
White Balance:	Auto
Color Space:	sRGB
Software:	Windows Photo Editor 10.0.10011.16384
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