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| Detroit's Statler and Book-Cadillac Hotels: The Anchors of Washington Boulevard (MI) (Images of America) | 
 enlarge | Author: David Kohrman
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Category: Book
Buy New: $28.17
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Avg. Customer Rating:  (3 reviews)
Sales Rank: 2045969
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Unknown), English (Published)
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 128
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.7
Dimensions (in): 9.5 x 6.5 x 0.4
ISBN: 073852025X
Dewey Decimal Number: 973
EAN: 9780738520254
ASIN: 073852025X
Publication Date: September 30, 2002
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Product Description
During the first three decades of the 20th century, Detroitis Washington Boulevard was transformed from a minor backstreet into a major commercial and social center. Three brothers named Book dreamed that Washington Boulevard would become ithe Fifth Avenue of the Midwest.i It was through their efforts, as well as those of businessmen like E.M. Statler, that the dream became a reality. The two fundamental developments that anchored this dream were the massive Statler and Book-Cadillac Hotels. YYBetween the 1920s and 1960s, Detroitis finest hotels fiercely competed with one another for the lionis share of tourist, convention, business, and dining traffic. This book serves as a comparative study of the Book-Cadillac and Statler Hotels of Detroit, and their impact on the development of Washington Boulevard. Here you will find the story of these two legendary institutions, illustrated with over 180 photographs from the Burton Historical Collection, Manning Brothers, the Walter Reuther Library, and private collections. YY
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Delightful Tour of Detroit?s Historic Architecture March 24, 2003
Once I picked up this book, I could barely put it down. I finished it that night. David Kohrman brings what would normally be a dull subject manner to life with interesting details and a captivating style of writing. I am eagerly awaiting his next work.
Save them while we can February 24, 2003
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
The Book-Cadillac Hotel and the Statler Hilton are two of the most magnificant buildings in Detroit, with it's amazing collection of 1910s and 1920s architecture. DK's excellent book describes in great detail the history of these two landmarks, and updates us on their current sad conditions with brilliant photography. I cannot say enough about the B-C, please check out ... after reading this book, and join the Friends of the Book Cadillac, to assure that the proposed Marriott-led rennovations occur so we can enjoy that landmark for years to come.
a history treasure January 3, 2003
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
What a stimluating walk through time. David George Kohramn visits the history, past and present, of the Detroit Statler and Book Cadillac Hotels. The book is jammed with rare photos I have never seen. His deep research is evident in his concise, but detailed writing. This is a must have for any history buff and individual concerned with the preservation of our past. Thank you David, for an exciting adventure!
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