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Letter to Editor: Grinnell Building Worthy of Historic Designation

A class assignment makes an architecture student take note of a sleek building on Washington Avenue.

The following letter was sent to Royal Oak Patch by Mollie Decker, an architecture student at the University of Detroit Mercy:  As a masters level architecture student, one would think I am constantly aware of the buildings and architecture that surround me. I would love to believe this is true, but it is easy to be oblivious of the beauty in our built environment unless one is given a reason to rationalize it. My historic preservation class at the University of Detroit Mercy, taught by Stephen Vogel, encouraged me to start thinking about the architecture that makes up the streets of downtown Royal Oak. As our major assignment for the class, I was asked to choose a building that is more than 50 years old and go through the process of …

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