Hotel St Regis in Detroit

When the Hotel St Regis opened on W Grand Boulevard in Detroit 47 years ago, it was the most expensive and luxurious hotel in the US. With a French Regency architectural design, they wanted to combine the elegance of the past with the comforts of the present. They showed off the lobby area with a sea of crystal chandeliers, marble flooring, fleur-de-lys and 23k gold trimmed walnut paneling. This boutique hotel has undergone extensive renovation, has 125 elegant rooms and the full service restaurant, La Musique, and banquet facilities. Pedestrian overhead tunnels connect the hotel with the Fisher Theatre, Cadillac Place and New Center One. The musical Catch Me If You Can is showing at the Fisher this month. We can conveniently valet park at the St Regis, dine at the hotel and walk to the theatre and spend the night in a luxurious hotel.

New Center Area in Detroit

Waking up to blue skies this morning in the New Center Area of Detroit.  It's been in the news a lot lately as a hot spot for activity ad real estate.  These overhead pedestrian tunnels connect the New Center One mall with offices, Hotel St Regis and the Fisher Building.

Cadillac Place in Detroit

This grandiose structure in the New Center area is now called Cadillac Place.  Built by Albert Kahn and completed in 1923, it used to be GM's headquarters until 2001. Outside of New York City, it was the largest office building in the world. Its 31 elevators whisk people to their upper floor offices.  Today it houses lots of government agencies that represent the state of Michigan. Pedestrian overhead walkways connect it to New Center One and the Hotel St Regis across West Grand Boulevard.