Construction of this gorgeous mid-century modern style shopping center started in Southfield, a suburb of Detroit in 1952, with the shopping center opening on March 22, 1954. A lovely complex with big box department stores linked to shopping galleries through lovely open-air spaces decorated with modern art structures. In the image below we can se a giraffe family that dominates a magnolia planted plaza.
This $25 million project was designed by Victor Gruen Associates, was a combination of modern efficiency - packages from its supermarket arrive on conveyor belts at shopper's cars - fine architecture and pure joy. Courts and malls full of flowers, fanciful sculptures and music gave the center the air of a bazaar.
Northland had 1 1/4 miles of store fronts, but the stores were laid out and connected by colonnades so that shoppers had no long hikes, even from the parking areas which accommodate over 7,500 cars.
Peacock has many-colored, copper and enamel spots fluttering in its tail. This is on a terrace in front of Northland;s bank, biggest jewelry store and a building which houses seven high-style apparel shops, together with gift, flower and music shops.
Fish mobile swims in fountain, its nickel-plated segments twisting when water jets play. This is one of malls where shoppers may just sit and enjoy Northland's architecture, art, flowers and music, that plays all the time.
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