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Detroit Free Press from Detroit, Michigan • Page 15

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Detroit, Michigan
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15
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mrr' PART ONE THE DETROIT FREE PRESSSUNDAY, JANUARY IS. .21 al which no Business or profession an can afford to overlooks 1 In layout, equipment, and location, the beau- tiful new Fisher Building will offer advantages which appeal powerfully to business and professional men. Among these important features are: Tfc New Fisher Building Detroit, Mich. satisfaction of issodatfifigithe nigfttype of business and professional men who are naturally attracted to such a building. 8 Location The new Fisher Building fa in the heart of Detroit, in the new center of metropolitan development, within easy access of every section of the dty.

9 Time Saving Business and professional men who now drive to downtown offices, will save 300 hours a year, or 37H eight-hour days, or one-and-a-half working months by locating in the Fisher Building. The daily hour now lost by the morning's journey through downtown traffic, by the afternoon return journey and by the trip to and from garage or parking ground, is a daily hour earned. 4 Concentration of Offices The Second Boulevard 11-story wing will consist entirely of offices for physicians, surgeons and dentists. 5 Fast Elevator Service Two banks of elevators, of the best, safest type available, will provide the fastest possible floor to floor transportation. An elevator will pass a given point every 27 seconds.

6 Garage The general public, as well as tenants, may park their cars in the garage, which is being built as a part of the Fisher Building. 700 cars can be checked in and out within an hour. 7 The Added Prestige which attaches to location in one of the world's most beautiful commercial buildings a building erected to endure as well as the personal 1 Unobstructed Daylight and sunlight for all offices, because all offices will be outside offices. 2 Large OfficesThe standard offices of the new Fisher Building will be commodious, to permit of utmost comfort and unusual convenience in placing furniture. Offices of practically any size may be leased.

The ceilings will be twelve inches higher than the usual practice. 3 Unusual Ventilation The most modern type of ventilating system wilj. be Installed. This feature, together with the advantage of outside office space and the building being away from the smoky, congested disirict, assures unusual ventilation. i i The new Fisher Building will be one of the world's most beautiful Shop and Office buildings.

The first three floors will be constructed of granite; the remainder of the exterior will be entirely of Beaver Dam Marble--the richest building material available. The main building will consist of eleven unusually high stories, with a tower rising fifteen stories above, making a total of twenty-six stories in aU. An Arcade, 30 feet wide and 44 feet high, will run through the building from Grand Boulevard to Lothrop Avenue, and from Second to the west end of the building. For further information about the Fisher Building, apply the New Center Development Corporation 0-248 General Motors Building; Empire 9175. 1P IV NG TT GRAND BLVD, AT SECOND.

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