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The Col. Frank J. Hecker House is a historic home that was built in 1888. It is located at 5510 Woodward Avenue (at the corner of East Ferry Avenue) in Midtown Detroit, Michigan.
It was designated a Michigan State Historic Site in 1958,[2] is a contributing property to the East Ferry Avenue Historic District and Cultural Center Historic District, and was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1971.[1] The house has been owned by Wayne State University since September 2014.[3]
Catching Up to the Present
McGregor Memorial Conference Center
Minoru Yamasaki - 1958
Wayne State University
Detroit, MI
The McGregor Memorial Conference Center was funded by the McGregor Fund, as a memorial to Tracy W. and Katherine McGregor who initiated the fund in 1925. Wayne State University hired architect Minoru Yamasaki in August 1955 to design the building.
The Center was completed in 1958
One Year Later Shots
The biggest change to District Detroit in one year was the addition of a sign to the Wayne State University Business School.
Some of the exciting dynamic mix of housing, shopping and entertainment, as promised and ahead of schedule.
District Detroit
Detroit, MI
Fujifilm Tiara Zoom
Kodak Ektar
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McGregor Memorial Conference Center
The McGregor Memorial Conference Center. Wayne State University hired architect Minoru Yamasaki in August 1955 to design the building.
The Center was completed in 1958
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The McGregor Memorial Conference Center. Wayne State University hired architect Minoru Yamasaki in August 1955 to design the building.
The Center was completed in 1958
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This Mediterranean-style house was built for industrialist Max Jacob in 1915 at a cost of nearly $20,000. The structure now serves as the official residence of the president of Wayne State University.
These little jewels were on campus as well - growing next to a parking lot and in front of one of the business buildings
The McGregor Memorial Conference Center is one of 4 projects Minoru Yamasaki completed at Wayne State University.
Photographed using a Nikon F with the Photomic FTN meter and the Nikkor 35mm f/1.4 lens with a Wratten 85 filter on Kodak Vision 3 500T tungsten balanced motion picture film. Developed in Rollei/Compard Digibase C-41.