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Cadillac Place

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Cadillac Place, formerly the General Motors Building, is a landmark high-rise office complex located at 3044 West Grand Boulevard in the New Center area of Detroit, Michigan. It was renamed for the French founder of Detroit, Antoine Laumet de La Mothe, sieur de Cadillac. It is a National Historic Landmark in Michigan, listed in 1985.

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Cadillac Place
West Grand Boulevard, Detroit New Center

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West Grand Boulevard 3044
48202 Detroit, New Center
Michigan, United States
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New Center, Detroit
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Albert Kahn Building
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