Looking for a photograph color photograph of old City Hall at night

**Irvine Laird** · September-29-09, 01:57 PM

A few months ago, I came across a breathtaking color photograph of old City Hall at night with the Penobscot Building looming "over its shoulder" in the background. The photo was so striking, I set it up as my desktop wallpaper for awhile. Somehow, I lost it and cannot find it anywhere online. I searched the forums, but came up with nothing. Has anyone seen this photo or did I dream it up?

**rajdet** · September-29-09, 02:34 PM

Just sent you a private message.
If that photo was used as wallpaper, it is still stored somewhere on your external or internal hard drive.

**buildingsofdetroit** · September-29-09, 03:50 PM

Originally Posted by Irvine Laird

A few months ago, I came across a breathtaking color photograph of old City Hall at night with the Penobscot Building looming "over its shoulder" in the background. The photo was so striking, I set it up as my desktop wallpaper for awhile. Somehow, I lost it and cannot find it anywhere online. I searched the forums, but came up with nothing. Has anyone seen this photo or did I dream it up?

I've got a couple. There's one where it's lighted up and says "Welcome Home Mayor Maybury" on it. There's another of a Masons gathering out front at dusk [[building lighted). Either of those?

**stromberg2** · September-30-09, 12:43 PM

Post those pix!

Stromberg2

**cman710** · September-30-09, 12:49 PM

Yes, please post them if you can. I would love to see them.

**buildingsofdetroit** · September-30-09, 04:11 PM

Here's my favorite:
http://i215.photobucket.com/albums/c...-re1-final.jpg [[photo from Reuther Library)

The other one is on my Mac at home, so I won't be able to upload and post till later.

**jtf1972** · September-30-09, 08:23 PM

Originally Posted by buildingsofdetroit

Here's my favorite:
http://i215.photobucket.com/albums/c...-re1-final.jpg [[photo from Reuther Library)

The other one is on my Mac at home, so I won't be able to upload and post till later.

OOH! Striking!

**Irvine Laird** · October-05-09, 02:24 PM

Thank you, everyone. These are great photos worthy of my desktop! However, the one I seek remains lost.

**Irvine Laird** · October-05-09, 02:34 PM

I found the photo in Virtual Motor City. It's black and white, but my memory and sense of nostalgia recorded it in Technicolor.

Here it is:

**jtf1972** · October-05-09, 02:37 PM

That's nice too... too bad it's not in color!

**Jimaz** · October-05-09, 03:16 PM

Here's a nice daytime black&white:

Found on http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/.

**cman710** · October-05-09, 03:23 PM

Thanks for posting that. It's a great picture.

**Jimaz** · October-05-09, 03:26 PM

There's a night color photo at http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1301/1006954961_232f3bfc6f_b.jpg.

**buildingsofdetroit** · October-05-09, 03:26 PM

Jimaz, that's the Old Wayne County Building.

**Jimaz** · October-05-09, 05:08 PM

Yep, you're correct. It was mislabled at the source.

Now where did I find that?

**cman710** · October-05-09, 09:47 PM

Also, the car in the bottom right of that photo is way too new to have been in a picture of the old City Hall. Oh well. Maybe we'll get a color photo of the Old City Hall one of these days.

**reddog289** · October-06-09, 01:12 AM

Speaking of getting old City Hall and the old county buildings confused. A former co-worker of mine and also a lifelong Detroiter was shocked when I showed him a picture of myself on the steps of the old county building holding a broom after the 1998 Stanley Cup victory. He asked " How did you get your picture taken in front of old city hall?". I said "What?". "They tore city hall down almost 40 yrs ago." He said. I reminded him that it was the old county building.
He was confused for a few days and then said "Oh yeah that building by Greektown that looks like OLD CITY HALL."
Thanks for posting those pictures maybe I can fool him again.

**polaar** · October-06-09, 09:06 PM

There's a quick shot of it in this video from 1950:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EREwIfmWSzU

**rajdet** · October-07-09, 07:45 AM

Here's a City Hall photo for your Halloween screen saver.

**buildingsofdetroit** · October-07-09, 11:48 AM

Originally Posted by rajdet

Here's a City Hall photo for your Halloween screen saver.

That's not City Hall. That's the Old Wayne County Building.

**buildingsofdetroit** · February-06-10, 02:09 PM

Not color, but still a neat shot of Old City Hall at night. From Library of Congress: http://memory.loc.gov/service/pnp/de...0/4a09041v.jpg

**EastsideAl** · February-06-10, 02:35 PM

I love the pushcart vendors in the foreground of that 1901 picture.

**jonathanlivingstonseagull** · February-06-10, 02:50 PM

Originally Posted by EastsideAl

I love the pushcart vendors in the foreground of that 1901 picture.

Yeppp. I wonder what's on the mural under the "1901" lights?

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