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Ryan Southen for HistoricDetroit.org
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Ryan Southen for HistoricDetroit.org
One of the upper floors in the empty office tower
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The waiting room.
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The ceiling of the waiting room
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Sunlight bursts through broken glass into the waiting room
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The massive windows in the waiting room
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Fog fills a room in the office tower
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The ghostly beauty of Michigan Central on a foggy morning
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Morning at Michigan Central Station
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A hallway in the office tower
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The rear elevation of Michigan Central Station as seen from the air
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Tiger Stadium falls, looking west on Michigan Avenue toward Michigan Central Station on April 17, 2009.
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The grand facade of Michigan Central Station
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In the fall of 2012, Michigan Central Station's exterior was illuminated with architectural lighting.
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On Feb. 7, 2013, a window was installed at the top of the station. A sign of things to come? Or just a tease?
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The waiting room of Michigan Central Station
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Michigan Central Station is perhaps the most infamous abandoned building in the world.
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The lobby of Michigan Central
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The lobby of Michigan Central
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The massive waiting room of Michigan Central
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Hundreds of thousands of people passed here on their way to trains that huffed and puffed them away to distant locations.
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The sun rises over downtown Detroit, as seen from Michigan Central Station.
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The cornice of Michigan Central Station
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The waiting room of Michigan Central Station
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A grand window of the waiting room
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Michigan Central Station stands alone along Michigan Avenue
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