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| From Landmark Dec. 1963
vol. 2 no. 8 |
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Detroit-Downtown
AKA
Motor Lodge-Ambassador |
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Washington Blvd |
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Built
at the corner of Washington Boulevard and Michigan Avenue
across from the Sheraton-Cadillac
Hotel ,
Detroit-Downtown was developed by the Ambassador Hotel Company.
The site along with Detroit-New
Center was managed by International Hotels Inc., a Berry
and Sanburn firm.
According
to directories it was open by 1966 and remained listed until
the early 1980s. Subsequently the property was known as
The Mariner Hotel, The Ambassador Best Western, and by the
middle 2000s was operating as a Holiday
Inn Express. |
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Circa 1963 rendering which did not much look like the finished
product. |
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| Postcard
circa 1960s: Kummerlowe |
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| Matchbook
covers circa 1970s: Kummerlowe |
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| Brochure
circa 1980s: Dan Donahue |
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ABOVE:
Roof-top heated swimming pool and sauna
LEFT: Guest room with HoJo's amenities and
furnishings
BELOW: The lobby was 1960s modern |
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| Postcards
ca. 1970s: Kummerlowe |
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| Photos
6-2006: Phil Edwards |
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| Photograph
April 2004: Kummerlowe |
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