Editing Penobscot Building (section)

==Events==
On holidays, both the Penobscot Building and the nearby [[One Woodward Avenue]] light-up for the night, with red, white and blue for [[Independence Day (United States)|Independence Day]] and [[Canada Day]]; and red, white and green for the [[Christmas]] season. In addition, during the Christmas season, the Penobscot Building's radio broadcast tower is illuminated bright gold, to resemble a giant glowing [[Christmas tree]] topped with a flashing red [[beacon]]. The Penobscot Building has become a souvenir item along with other Detroit skyscrapers.<ref name=replicas>{{cite web| url=https://www.replicabuildings.com/products.php?cat=62| title=Souvenir Replica Buildings: Detroit| website=InFocusTech skyscrapers| access-date=July 6, 2024}}</ref>

The first televisions in Michigan were sold in the retail space on the Griswold level of this building.{{citation needed|date=March 2013}}

For a period of time in the late 1970s and early 1980s, it was renamed the '''City National Bank Building''', after its major tenant. When City National was acquired by another bank and renamed, the historic Penobscot name was revived.

===Landmark===
The Penobscot Building is a [[contributing property]] in the [[Detroit Financial District|Detroit Financial Historic District]], and on the [[National Register of Historic Places]].