David Whitney Building - Historic photos
David Whitney Building
The Whitney Building's original exterior had an ornate classical design.
The original exterior of the David Whitney Building
Looking south down Woodward and Washington Boulevard at the Whitney about 1928. Hudson's is at back left.
The Whitney in 1965
The Whitney Building in 1956.
The Whitney Building in 1956. Note the sanitation department worker and his cart at bottom right.
The Whitney Building in 1917, two years after it opened.
The David Whitney Building about 1920 with its original exterior
A close-up view of the David Whitney Building's original Classical details, as seen from the Statler Hotel.
The David Whitney Building at night
A view looking southwest from Y.M.C.A. building showing, from left, Hudson's, Penobscot Building, the David Stott Building under construction, the Broderick Tower, David Whitney Building, Book Tower and Hotel Statler. The photo was taken Nov. 26, 1928.
The David Whitney Building, left, with the Statler Hotel, Tuller Hotel and Kales Building, from right.
The David Whitney Building, left and Statler Hotel with the Book Tower in the distance.
A panorama of Grand Circus Park's skyscrapers, looking south down Woodward Avenue and Washington Boulevard. From left are the Broderick Tower, David Whitney Building, Statler Hotel and the Tuller Hotel.
The David Whitney Building, center, with the Broderick Tower at left and the Hudson's Department Store's 1928 addition under construction