Northland Shopping Center
Title
Northland Shopping Center
Publisher
Lawrence Technological University
Date Created
December 16, 2014
Creator
Victor Gruen Associates
Creator2
O’Connor, Thomas (photograph)
Creator Nationality
American
Work Type
complexes (buildings)
Date
April, 1965
Work Location
Michigan (state)
Southfield (inhabited place)
Style/Period
Mid-Century Modernist
Subject
shopping centers
sculpture (visual work)
Description
Exterior view of the Northland Mall in Southfield, Michigan with unidentified elephant sculpture and trees in foreground. "Designed by Victor Gruen and constructed at a cost of approximately $30 million, Northland Center’s opening, widely publicized in the national media, was said to signal the future of shopping in post war America. The Center had a Hudson’s department store as its anchor with an additional 110 stores, all surrounded by a vast parking lot. Northland Center also featured a bank, post office, auditoriums, artwork, fountains and extensive landscaping, design features that were soon incorporated by other developers across the country,"--Detroit Historical Society website.
Reproduction Type
jpeg
Copyright Statement
©2013 Lawrence Technological University. These images may be used for personal or educational purposes. They are not available for commercial purposes without the explicit permission of LTU.
ID Number
LTU-TO-009
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