Historicdetroit.org has a killer series of photo galleries documenting the Book this is a very long post and I only took a dent out of the Book Gallery, check it out if your interested in a finished tour and historic collections.
https://detroithistorical.org/learn/...oit/book-tower
I finally found a satisfying reason why the Book got so dirty, came across an old post card (mid 20’s) with a coal power plant in the spot where people mover maintenance center is now, right behind the Book. I’m guessing it was a generating station for the downtown thermal system.
https://www.booktowerresidences.com/
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