Buick HQ Showroom, Flint, Michigan 1979

This authentic 1970s color photograph, captured in 1979, provides a candid look at the showroom and waiting area within the Buick World Headquarters (Administration Building) in Flint, Michigan. The archival image features three women in period-appropriate business attire—including a teal blouse and a red vest over a tan shirt—sitting in bright blue, square-framed modernist armchairs. Two of the women are seen smoking, a common sight in corporate environments during the late seventies, with one holding a cigarette and a chrome ashtray nearby. In the background, other visitors and staff in professional dress occupy the lounge area, which is characterized by large floor-to-ceiling windows and clean architectural lines. This facility served as the primary administrative and public face of the Buick Motor Division until the headquarters relocated to the General Motors Building in Detroit in 1998. Following the move, the building was demolished, making this photograph a rare factual record of the daily corporate atmosphere at Buick’s historic home. All our images are available as royalty-free instant downloads for use in books, media, and creative projects – or make your own prints for home, work, or as a truly unique gift.