Word of Power Church - fmr Temple Israel - Palmer Park, Detroit - 20201213

Word of Power Church, 17400 Manderson Road at Merton Road, Detroit, Michigan, December 2020. Designed by architect William Kapp of the firm of Smith, Hinchman & Grylls, this is a very late example of Art Moderne that's heavily influenced, as you would imagine given its construction date of 1949, by the International Style. The entrance boasts restrained Classical influences such as stylized engaged columns flanking the doorway as well as a dentillated cornice above, with pilaster strips interspersed between the windows on the façade of the building's north wing (left) and porthole windows of the type typical of the style to the right of the entrance. The building was home to Temple Israel, a

From Wikimedia Commons (Streamline Moderne architecture › Streamline Moderne architecture by country › Streamline Moderne architecture in the United States › Streamline Moderne architecture in Michigan). By Andre Carrotflower. CC BY-SA 4.0.