Detroit's Eastland Plaza Project

Gruen's first design for a shopping mall was commissioned by Detroit's J.L. Hudson Company. A suburban center would be built in the eastern environs of the Motor City. Above, we have a rendering of the Hudson's that was to anchor the prospective EASTLAND PLAZA. The circular structure was to include a rooftop parking deck.

A rather unconventional plan for what would have been Greater Detroit's first regional shopping center. It would encompass around 1.2 million leasable square feet, with free parking for 6,000 autos.