Michigan Central Station - Old photos Interior
Michigan Central Station
The gates leading from the concourse to the tracks at Michigan Central Depot are complemented by a 16-by-5-foot picture of the Detroit skyline. It was a gift by The Detroit News to Michigan Central on February 23, 1930.
The gates leading from the concourse to the tracks at Michigan Central Depot are complemented by a 16-by-5-foot picture of the Detroit skyline. It was a gift by The Detroit News to Michigan Central on February 23, 1930.
A typical hallway inside the tower of Michigan Central Station
Where passengers would get on the trains at Michigan Central Station
The waiting room of Michigan Central Station
The waiting room of Michigan Central Station
Passengers line up to get on the trains inside Michigan Central Station.
A waiting room in Michigan Central Station
The waiting room of Michigan Central Station
A soda counter inside Michigan Central Station
An elevator lobby of Michigan Central Station
The ticket counter of Michigan Central Station
The interior of Michigan Central Station
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.
The empty-looking depot in December 1982, shortly before the end of the line
The depot's main entrance in April 1985
A customer buys a ticket in June 1972
One of the benches sits empty in April 1985. Passenger traffic had slowed to a trickle by that point.
The depot in July 1984
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.
View of travelers inside Michigan Central Railroad Station. Date unknown.
View of newsstand at railroad station with all sorts of magazines, boxes of candy, fruit, figurines, postage stamps and postcards on display. Sign on shelf: "The Union News Company."
Interior view of Michigan Central Railroad Station. Looking southwest from main waiting room toward ticket windows. Sky-lighted concourse can be seen in distance between columns. Circa 1916.
Interior view of Michigan Central Railroad Station, showing arcade with vaulted ceiling, ca 1916.
View of uniformed employee taking tickets from passengers entering gate for Track No. 3 at the Michigan Central Railroad Station, ca. mid 1920s
While closed, the station is still intact in October 1989.
Michigan Central Station on Feb. 8, 1986. Passengers walking down the ramp train tracks.
By 1981, passenger train usage had significantly decreased.
The Twilight Limited headed for Chicago left at 5:15 p.m. on Track 3 on May 3, 1966.
The station's barber shop as seen in 1966.
The gates leading from the concourse to the tracks at Michigan Central Depot are complemented by a 16-by-5-foot picture of the Detroit skyline. It was a gift by The Detroit News to Michigan Central on February 23, 1930.
A cheese sandwich costs 30 cents in the Terminal Soda Bar on May 3, 1966.