Broderick Views

Here are three different pictures of the Broderick Tower here in Detroit The picture of the whales was painted on there by the artist Wyland in the late 1990s. There have been various ads covering this picture, the most recent being for Verizon's Droid phones. In the second picture, this is the view of the tower from Comerica Park (it's the building with the ad on it, the only one with the ad on it). There have been ads for Jeep there in years past, as well. The building used to house a radio station (WJLB from what my mom has told me) and a restaurant (the former Flaming Embers). It now houses only a bar that's usually open on game days for the Tigers, Lions and Red Wings. The small building between the Broderick Tower and the Opera House used to house the Madison Theatre, which has been converted to Angelina Italian restaurant.
Doing some research around the internet, I read on Wikipedia that the building was originaly called the Eaton Tower until 1945, when David Broderick bought the building. The website Buildings of Detroit has many good pictures and some info, as well, so check them out, as well.