“New independent hotels have played a vital part in Detroit’s regeneration. Though none embraces the city’s past, present and future as holistically as Shinola. Of course, there’s the fact that it sews together two old buildings on central Woodward Avenue: the brick-fronted, 1915 TB Rayl Co. department store and a former Singer sewing-machine factory. But there is also the fact that it uses contemporary elements to highlight the city’s history.” - Conde Nast Traveler, 2019 Hot List - Best New Hotels in the US. Photography by Nicole Franzen.