Favorite this☆ Empire Building Description: View of the Empire Building. Pedestrians in foreground. Stamped on back: "Aug 11, 1957." Handwritten on back: "This bldg., completed in 1908, became the Empire Bldg. in 1917 when the gas company moved to Clifford & Bagley." Details Resource ID: bh030138 Creator: Detroit Free Press Subject: Office buildings--Michigan--Detroit Photographic prints Date Issued: 1957 Format: 1 photographic print ; 9 x 7 in. Member of: Burton Historical Collection Filing Location: D/Buildings-Empire Rights: Physical rights are retained by DPL. Copyright is retained in accordance with U.S. copyright laws.