Uniquely Detroit: Inside the Guardian Building
Local 4 Photojournalist Alex Atwell shows you what's inside one of Detroit's iconic buildings.
WE KNOW WHAT THAT SOUND MEANS UNIQUELY DETROIT. THE GARDEN BUILD FIRST DEGREE ONE OF THE MOST RECOGNIZABLE STRUCTURES. YOU MAY SEE IT IN A NEW LIGHT. SOME OF THE BEST PHOTOGRAPHY YOU WILL SEE IN TOWN MAYBE EVER. ALEX TAKES US INSIDE DURING THIS MORNING'S UNIQUELY DETROIT REPORT. EACH TIME I COME DOWN AN SOMEONE INVITES ME IN TO A BUILDING IN THE GARDEN BUILDING IT IS A PLEASURE TO BE HERE. I AM HERE TO TAKE PICTURES BECAUSE IT IS BEAUTIFUL [WE ARE H WE ARE HERE IN THE LOBBY. THIS DATES TO THE 1920S. THE APP '20S IS THE GOLDEN AGE. THE SKY SCRAPER WAS REACHING ITS MODERN FORM. I THINK OF WHAT DETROIT USE TO BE LIKE BACK IN THE DAY. THIS IS KNOWN AS THE CATHEDRAL OF FINANCE. IT HAS THE VERY DRAMATIC FACE. INTO THE USE OF COLOR AND TILE THE MOST DRAM ATING I CAN ASPECT OF THE BUILDING IS THE ENORMOUS MAIN BANKING FLOOR WHICH IS VERY MUCH LIKE A CATHEDRAL. ENORMOUS SPACE SEVERAL STORIES TALL VAULTED CEILINGS IT'S BEAUTIFUL IT IS LIKE BEING IN A MUSEUM AND ART GOAL ORE. WILL GALLERY. HE GAVE IT THIS LOOK OF COLOR AND VERY DRAMATIC SPACE. HE SAID AT THE TIME ARCHITECTURE BEFORE THIS YOU WOULD SEE IT IN SLOW MOTION. WOULD YOU RIDE UP ON YOUR HORSE AND BUGGY WOULD YOU SEE IT. BY THE TIME THIS WAS BUILD IT WAS THE AUTOMATIC AGE THAT'S WHY HE USED THE COLOR. PEOPLE DON'T THINK OF DETROIT LOOKING LIKE THIS ANY MORE. I DO IT IS JUST AMAZING. IT IS JUST BEAUTIFUL. I AM VERY PROUD. THIS WAS THE GOLDEN ERA OF ARCHITECTURE. THIS IS WHAT WE TAKE PRIDE? N. WE ARE LUCKY WE HAVE IT. BEAUTIFUL BUILDINGS IN DOWNTOWN DETROIT. YOU OFTEN WONDER CRYING BY THEM WHAT THEY ARE LIKE INSIDE. I HAD SO MANY DIFFERENT JOBS DETROIT THAT I COULD TAKE YOU ON A SHOW. LET'S GO. YOU CAN TOUR THESE SEGMENTS ON OUR WEBSITE. SEND IT TO US. WDIV.COM. UNIQUELY DETROIT SECTION OR TWEET@LOCAL 4 HASH TAG. IT COULD END UP RIGHT HERE. I HAVE TALKED TO ALEX FOR HIS SEGMENT. HE IS LOOKING FOR GOOD KNEW CREATIVE IDEAS. DON'T FORGET TO FOLLOW OUR SEGMENT ON LINE. YOU CAN WATCH THIS STORY AS WELL
