Model D TV: Guardian Building
The Guardian Building downtown is the spotlight of this week’s Model D TV. Take an up close look at the Wirt Rowland 1920s masterpiece, and shops and businesses that call it home today.
This week’s Model D TV video features the Guardian Building. Take a tour of the art deco 1920s masterpiece by architect Wirt Rowland, and learn about the shops and businesses that keep this building a vibrant and vital part of downtown today. Just click on the You Tube screen below.
The music is from Detroit-based American Mars. Check them out at http://www.americanmars.com.
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