Michigan Central Station - Old photos
Michigan Central Station
Michigan Central Station is erected in late 1912 or early 1913.
Michigan Central Station about 1920.
MCS and the sheds
The main entrance in May 1988, a few months after the station closed
One of the benches sits empty in April 1985. Passenger traffic had slowed to a trickle by that point.
The depot in July 1984
A customer buys a ticket in June 1972
The depot's main entrance in April 1985
Customers used to just park right in front of the main entrance back in 1972.
The empty-looking depot in December 1982, shortly before the end of the line
The depot in June 1972
Mark Longton Jr., who bought Michigan Central Station in 1989, walks through the depot in 1990 with his dog.
Former President Herbert Hoover arrives at Michigan Central Station in January 1940 to speak at a fund-raiser at the Masonic Temple.
Ottawa Nation Chief Little Hawk at Michigan Central Station in October 1947 on his way to Washington, D.C.
Michigan Central Station in April 1982, six years before it closed.
Michigan Central Station in April 1982, six years before it closed.
Michigan Central Station in April 1982, six years before it closed.
Michigan Central Station in April 1982, six years before it closed.
Michigan Central Station in April 1982, six years before it closed.
Michigan Central Station in April 1982, six years before it closed.
Michigan Central Station in April 1982, six years before it closed.
Michigan Central Station in April 1982, six years before it closed.
A family at Michigan Central Station in 1982, six years before the station closed.
Michigan Central Station in April 1982, six years before it closed.
Excavating for Michigan Central Station in 1910. Note the waterboy keeping those shovel-slingers hydrated.
