The Way It Was — Buhl Building in Detroit, 1925 - Hour Detroit Magazine

The Way It Was — Buhl Building in Detroit, 1925 - Hour Detroit Magazine

During the roaring ’20s, when Detroit became the fourth largest city in the country largely due to the burgeoning auto industry, the skyline was rapidly transformed by stunning office skyscrapers, beginning with the 27-story Buhl Building. It opened 100 years ago, on May 1, 1925, at the corner of Griswold and Congress in the financial district, replacing a demolished four-story structure of the same name built in 1868 — by Frederick and Christia…