The Central Station during sunrise in Nov. 2016
Photo (©) by Helmut Ziewers (www.ziewersphotography.com) of HistoricDetroit.org
Michigan Central Station Winter Festival 3D light show in 2019
Photo (©) by Helmut Ziewers (www.ziewersphotography.com) of HistoricDetroit.org
Tiger Stadium falls, looking west on Michigan Avenue toward Michigan Central Station on April 17, 2009.
Paul Hitz (www.paulhitzphotography.com) for HistoricDetroit.org
Michigan Central Station Sep 2016
Photo (©) by Helmut Ziewers (www.ziewersphotography.com) of HistoricDetroit.org
Michigan Central in September 2018
Photo (©) by Helmut Ziewers (www.ziewersphotography.com) of HistoricDetroit.org
Facade detail shot from Nov. 2016 during blue hour in the morning
Photo (©) by Helmut Ziewers (www.ziewersphotography.com) of HistoricDetroit.org
On Feb. 7, 2013, a window was installed at the top of the station. A sign of things to come? Or just a tease?
Stephen McGee for HistoricDetroit.org
The grand facade of Michigan Central Station
Keenan Riley for HistoricDetroit.org
A hallway in the office tower
Photo (©) by Lou Peeples (www.pointephotography.net) for HistoricDetroit.org
Photo (©) by Lou Peeples (www.pointephotography.net) for HistoricDetroit.org
Photo (©) by Lou Peeples (www.pointephotography.net) for HistoricDetroit.org
The waiting room of Michigan Central Station
Photo (©) by Lou Peeples (www.pointephotography.net) for HistoricDetroit.org
The cornice of Michigan Central Station
Photo (©) by Lou Peeples (www.pointephotography.net) for HistoricDetroit.org
Hundreds of thousands of people passed here on their way to trains that huffed and puffed them away to distant locations.
Photo (©) by Lou Peeples (www.pointephotography.net) for HistoricDetroit.org
The massive waiting room of Michigan Central
Ryan Southen for HistoricDetroit.org
The ticket windows at Michigan Central Station
Photo (©) by Lou Peeples (www.pointephotography.net) for HistoricDetroit.org
The lobby of Michigan Central
Photo (©) by Lou Peeples (www.pointephotography.net) for HistoricDetroit.org
Michigan Central Station is perhaps the most infamous abandoned building in the world.
Ryan Southen for HistoricDetroit.org
Sunlight bursts through broken glass into the waiting room
Ryan Southen for HistoricDetroit.org
Ryan Southen for HistoricDetroit.org
The waiting room
Photo (©) by Lou Peeples (www.pointephotography.net) for HistoricDetroit.org
One of the upper floors in the empty office tower
Photo (©) by Lou Peeples (www.pointephotography.net) for HistoricDetroit.org
Ryan Southen for HistoricDetroit.org; Retouching by Helmut Ziewers
Ryan Southen for HistoricDetroit.org
Ryan Southen for HistoricDetroit.org; Retouching by Helmut Ziewers
The rear elevation of Michigan Central Station as seen from the air
Paul Hitz (www.paulhitzphotography.com) for HistoricDetroit.org
Michigan Central has been ravaged by scrappers and vandals.
Photo (©) by Lou Peeples (www.pointephotography.net) for HistoricDetroit.org
The front of MCS has been landscaped.
Photo (©) by Alanna St. Laurent Photography (www.alannastlaurent.com)
The grand window inside the MCS lobby
Photo (©) by Alanna St. Laurent Photography (www.alannastlaurent.com)
Photo (©) by Alanna St. Laurent Photography (www.alannastlaurent.com)
The ticket windows at Michigan Central Station
Photo (©) by Alanna St. Laurent Photography (www.alannastlaurent.com)
Another angle at the North facade ca. 2010
Photo (©) by Lou Peeples (www.pointephotography.net) for HistoricDetroit.org
The lobby and waiting room of MCS
Photo (©) by Alanna St. Laurent Photography (www.alannastlaurent.com)
Elevator shaft ca. 2010
Photo (©) by Lou Peeples (www.pointephotography.net) for HistoricDetroit.org
A light display illuminates MCS on Jan 21, 2019
Photo (©) by Helmut Ziewers (www.ziewersphotography.com) of HistoricDetroit.org
MCS' waiting room
Photo (©) by Alanna St. Laurent Photography (www.alannastlaurent.com)
The main entrance to MCS
Photo (©) by Alanna St. Laurent Photography (www.alannastlaurent.com)
Photo (©) by Lou Peeples (www.pointephotography.net) for HistoricDetroit.org
Photo (©) by Alanna St. Laurent Photography (www.alannastlaurent.com)
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Michigan Central Station aerial shot during a stormy sunset in 2015
Photo (©) by Helmut Ziewers (www.ziewersphotography.com) of HistoricDetroit.org
Michigan Central during renovation. Shot from a distant vantage point.
Photo (©) by Helmut Ziewers (www.ziewersphotography.com) of HistoricDetroit.org
In the fall of 2012, Michigan Central Station's exterior was illuminated with architectural lighting.
Photo by Jon DeBoer for HistoricDetroit.org
The massive windows in the waiting room
Ryan Southen for HistoricDetroit.org
The ghostly beauty of Michigan Central on a foggy morning
Ryan Southen for HistoricDetroit.org
Photo (©) by Alanna St. Laurent Photography (www.alannastlaurent.com)
MCS as seen from the CPA Building
Photo (©) by Alanna St. Laurent Photography (www.alannastlaurent.com)
The lobby of MCS lit up at night
Brian Aldrich for HistoricDetroit.org
Michigan Central Station stands alone along Michigan Avenue
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Michigan Central in the winter snow.
Patrick Krupa for HistoricDetroit.org
Fog fills a room in the office tower
Ryan Southen for HistoricDetroit.org