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