Pure Detroit Fisher Building Tour, Guardian Building Tour, and City Walk

A look at the Cadillac Place, formerly the General Motors Building.

A look up at the 30-story tower of the Fisher Building.

The brasswork above the West Grand Boulevard entrance to the Fisher Building.

A plaque inside of the Fisher Building.

Albert Kahn Inc. Architects etched into the building marble.

Another look down the hallway of the Fisher Building.

Some of the shops located in the Fisher Building.

After the Fisher Building tour, we drove downtown to take a tour beginning in the Guardian Building.

A look at the West Congress Street entrance to the Guardian Building.

This is the mural in the bank lobby of the Guardian Building. It was painted by Traverse City muralist Ezra Winter.

The mural features a Native American princess and celebrates Michigan's industry, agriculture and prosperity at the time the building was erected.

A look at the bank lobby, complete with a hand painted horse-hide canvas ceiling, designed to dampen the noise in the area.

A closer look at the Tiffany clock, one of only four remaining in the world, in the lobby (the clock is dual faced, putting one side in the bank lobby and the other in the building lobby).

Looking up at the Penobscot Building from Griswold Street.

The Penobscot Building entrance.

A closer look at the Penobscot Building. The wavy lines in the bottom band represents the Penobscot River in Maine, which in turn, drew its name from the Penobscot Indians of the area. The upright columns in the upper band represents the lumber industry which had provided the Murphy family, the buildings financiers, with their family fortune. There are also swastikas in the design of the building. The word "swastika" refers to a geometric figure which may face either left ( 卍 ) or right ( 卐 ). The swastika used by the Nazi Party was always right facing, while those which festoon the Penobscot Building are left-facing.

The swastika figure has been around for at least 3,000 years and is commonly found in both Western and Eastern civilizations. The word itself derives from the Sanskrit "svastika", meaning good luck or well-being.

Archaeological excavations during the 1800s discovered widespread use of the symbol among Native Americans. The decorative theme of the building is Native American, hence the swastikas, chief's head, and other designs.

The latest edition of the Transformers film franchise is busy filming at various places around the city.

An interesting "skateboard" spotting rolling around the city.

Some interesting cement-work located on (I believe) the Buhl Building. This is the work of Corrado Parducci.

Detroit's most famous coney's, Lafayette Coney Island and American Coney Island.