"Exciting Northland," circa 1960
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Northland Center, completed in 1954 and the world's largest shopping center at the time, was the first of four planned malls to encircle Detroit's inner ring of suburbs. Northland Center both responded to and encouraged Detroit's growing suburban population.
Northland Center, completed in 1954 and the world's largest shopping center at the time, was the first of four planned malls to encircle Detroit's inner ring of suburbs. Northland Center both responded to and encouraged Detroit's growing suburban population.
Artifact
Brochure
Date Made
circa 1960
Subject Date
circa 1960
Creators
Place of Creation
United States, Michigan, Detroit
Creator Notes
Made by Evans-Winter-Hebb, Detroit, Michigan.
Collection Title
On Exhibit
at Henry Ford Museum in Driving America
Object ID
87.135.521
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of the Automobile Club of Michigan.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Lithography
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Orange (Color)
Dimensions
Height: 8.5 in
Width: 3.5 in
Inscriptions
On front: EXCITING / NORTHLAND / NORTHWESTERN HIGHWAY AND EIGHT MILE ROAD / IN THE / CITY OF SOUTHFIELD / MICHIGAN / ADJACENT TO NORTHWEST DETROIT
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