Detroit - Fort Street West from City Hall - Dime Savings - 1918
by John Madison
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Detroit - Fort Street West from City Hall - Dime Savings - 1918
Artist
John Madison
Medium
Digital Art - Digital
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Dime Savings Bank Building
�The Dime Bank wanted an appropriate building for their facilities. The first floor was to serve as a banking floor where patrons would make their deposits and withdrawals. The higher levels in this 23-story building provided the many offices the bank needed for business, undoubtedly growing as the vehicle industry boomed in Detroit. Burnham designed the attractive lobby that you see with its skylight and numerous decorations. Electric elevators for tall buildings were first successfully installed in the 1890s, so they were still a new invention when Burnham designed this Dime Building. He added impressive decorations to the doors of his elevators. That is, when this building was designed, even elevator doors were presumed to be places to display artistic accomplishments.
Air conditioning was unavailable in 1910 and electric lights were, apparently, less efficient than the ones we have today. This motivated Burnham to incorporate a design that provided a window for ventilation and light in every office. You will notice the light well as soon as you enter the lobby of the Dime Building. This one faces Griswold and clearly illustrates this typical feature of Burnham�s Chicago style skyscrapers.�
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February 8th, 2013
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