Louis G. Redstone photograph collection. 1935-2005

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Louis G. Redstone photograph collection. 1935-2005

Photographs commissioned by Redstone of his architectural projects; also includes photographs of sketches, floor plans, and blueprints. Projects include banks, shopping, office and commercial establishments, libraries, synagogues, and various community buildings.

6 linear ft., 1 oversize volume, and 1 oversize folder.

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SNAC Resource ID: 8334633

Bentley Historical Library

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Redstone, Louis G. 1903-

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Born in Grodno, Poland on March 16, 1903, Louis Redstone (born Leon Rotenstein) left home at the age of seventeen to immigrate to Palestine. As a member of the Zionist Pioneer Youth Group, he spent three years planting trees and learning the construction trade. He came to Detroit in the 1920s, where his brother Sol was already living, and got a job as a bricklayer on Detroit's Buhl Building. Redstone enrolled in the University of Michigan School of Architecture, graduating in 1929. He worked for...