Renaissance Center Morning
GM Renaissance Center is a cluster of seven interconnected towers at the Detroit waterfront. It was created in 1971 ironically by the Ford Motor Company in an attempt to revitalize the faltering city. Investment estimates were $500 million unadjusted. A "city-within a city", it was not particularly successful at the time due to a confusing layout and a general separation from the city at large. It is now the World Headquarters of General Motors. The center tower, the Detroit Marriott at the Renaissance Center, was until 1986 the tallest all hotel skyscraper in the World and is still the third-tallest hotel building in the Western Hemisphere and the tallest building in Michigan.
The 1980 Republican National Convention was held here, and both former President Gerald Ford and future President Ronald Reagan stayed here.
Downtown, Detroit, Michigan
Renaissance Center Morning
GM Renaissance Center is a cluster of seven interconnected towers at the Detroit waterfront. It was created in 1971 ironically by the Ford Motor Company in an attempt to revitalize the faltering city. Investment estimates were $500 million unadjusted. A "city-within a city", it was not particularly successful at the time due to a confusing layout and a general separation from the city at large. It is now the World Headquarters of General Motors. The center tower, the Detroit Marriott at the Renaissance Center, was until 1986 the tallest all hotel skyscraper in the World and is still the third-tallest hotel building in the Western Hemisphere and the tallest building in Michigan.
The 1980 Republican National Convention was held here, and both former President Gerald Ford and future President Ronald Reagan stayed here.
Downtown, Detroit, Michigan