Peace Love Wanderlust: Detroit's Broderick Tower!

The Broderick Tower is now open in Detroit as of yesterday it has received its certificate of occupancy from the City of Detroit! It now means residents can officially move in for the first time in 27 years, the Broderick is back up and running! My father has been working as a carpenter on this project for the last 1 1/2 years and my best friend and her husband just moved in yesterday!

All you Detroit natives may have always recognized the Broderick by it's memorable humpback whale mural on the rear facade of the building that was painted by Metro-Detroit native eco-artist, Wyland, and was dedicated on October 13, 1997. Located right next to Comerica Park and Ford Field. The Broderick was the second largest tower in Michigan when completed in 1928, and the third tallest abandoned building in the United States in 1985 and now is a symbol of Detroit's rebirth! The Tower originally opened in 1927 as the Eaton Tower after the investor and developer, Theodore H. Eaton who came to Detroit in 1838. Eaton bought a run down drug store in the American Hotel block where the city's landmark Renaissance Center is today and developed much more around Detroit!

For more information of the tower please read the article below on historicedetroit.org
http://historicdetroit.org/building/broderick-tower/

Last Summer Kevin and I went to the opening tour of the Broderick Tower on Opening Day for the Tigers! My Friend, Heather, wanted me to meet her there to show me her new home! At the time it was just drywall and unfinished. I would love to see pictures of the completed work! Below are pictures I took of the views out the windows of the tower!