The material used today is fiberglass....here is a link to work that was done several years ago on the Gabriel Richard building at Washington Blvd and Michigan Ave. Detroit Cornice and Slate is another long standing Detroit company lucky to be around and restore buildings that the firm worked on when they were new construction...
http://compositesandarchitecture.com/?p=3537
In addition, here is the article regarding Detroit Savngs Bank bldg. at State and Griswold...the first building in Capital Park to have the cornice restored. It gives a nice overview of what happened to the cornices throughout the city.
http://www.freep.com/story/money/bus...troit/15322677
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