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Computer rendering of the complete 1928 plan for the Fisher Building in Detroit MI. Due to the Great Depression, only 1/3 was ever built.

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  1. CrotchWolf says

    This might be breaking a rule or 2 since what was built is still standing but the above image shows the Fisher Building as it would look today had the original 1928 plan been completely built. The building would have been 60 stories tall and streched the length of an entire city block.

  2. Darryl_Lict says

    Still pretty awesome. 30 stories and beautiful At Deco style.

    [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fisher_Building](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fisher_Building)

    Financed by the sale of Fischer Body to GM.

  3. nick12945 says

    The part that was built sticks out like a sore thumb in that part of town. I can only imagine how hilarious it would be to have the taller version surrounded by single family homes and low rise buildings.

  4. lavandism says

    got some big D energy

  5. mjohn058 says

    I love this.

    It’s a whole sub genre — inserting old architecture into its modern context.

  6. chronicinebri8 says

    I never knew this. I grew up being able to see the top of the Fisher building at night from my grandparents back porch. My grandpa always told us kids that it was where the Lone Ranger was born. It was first broadcast on radio from here, but we didn’t know that. We thought it was literally where the Lone Ranger was born.

  7. WalkableBuffalo says

    Annoys me I couldn’t find any decent shots of what the actual building looks like from a quick google
    So here’s the Google maps view, so you can get a good idea in 3D of it irl
    [Fixed link maybe](https://www.google.com/maps/place/Fisher+Building/@42.3640227,-83.0745325,309a,35y,333.19h,66.71t/data=!3m1!1e3!4m5!3m4!1s0x8824d29d05f9c9f9:0x4ef0610c9ebfd4ba!8m2!3d42.3692361!4d-83.0769436)

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