Michigan Central Station - Pre-Renovation Exterior
Michigan Central Station
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A view at the North elevation in April 2010.
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Michigan Central Station's upper reaches on Jul 5, 2010
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A view at Michigan Central Station still without windows on Apr. 5, 2016 from the rooftop of the Boblo Terminal Building.
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The MCS front (north) elevation on April 2, 2010
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A view at the Northeast elevation in April 2010
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Cornice detail from June 2010
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A view at the MCS rooftop on Jun 19, 2010
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Detailed view at the cornice on the north facade in 2010
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Fantastic shot of Michigan Central Station taken on Oct. 30, 2016
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This image offers a perfectly centered view at Roosevelt Park from the top floor. The lower part of the image shows what's left of the roof above the Main Waiting Room
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The upper reaches of MCS with the CPA building on the lower right corner of the image.
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A view at the main entrance in May 2017.
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This image offers a view at the railing along the east facade of MCS toward the bridge that led to the streetcar terminal
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Here's a detailed view at the upper section of the front entrance in May 2017. MCS at 2001 15th St, Detroit, MI 48216
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A view at Michigan Central Station still without windows on Apr. 5, 2016 from the rooftop of the Boblo Terminal Building.
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This image shows Michigan Central Station on March 19, 2016 when the Moroun family still owned the building. The Moroun family purchased Michigan Central Station out of tax-foreclose in 1995.
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Here's a rooftop shot from Apr. 2010
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This stretch of one-time 15th Street provided a ramped approach to the long-gone 15th Street overpass (1910-1976). It was still drivable, when this image was taken in July 2012.
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Michigan Central Station on Jun 26, 2017
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Michigan Central Station on Sep 1, 2018, shortly after Ford Motor Company acquired the building.
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Michigan Central Station on Sep 1, 2018, shortly after Ford Motor Company acquired the building.
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A northwest view of the upper floors exterior of Michigan Central Station in 2010. The long abandoned Southwest Hospital can be seen on the center left.
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Exterior detail shot of the north facade from Oct. 2016
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Michigan Central Station during sunrise on Nov 5, 2016
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For many years, night photographers have used the train station as a backdrop for light painting.
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Michigan Central Station photographed from the rooftop of an abandoned warehouse on Jun 26, 2017.
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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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Michigan Central Station was perhaps the most infamous abandoned building in the world.
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The front of MCS has been landscaped.
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The rear elevation of Michigan Central Station as seen from the air
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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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In the fall of 2012, Michigan Central Station's exterior was illuminated with architectural lighting.
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The ghostly beauty of Michigan Central on a foggy morning
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MCS as seen from the CPA Building
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Michigan Central Station stands alone along Michigan Avenue
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Michigan Central in the winter snow.
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One of the distinctive characteristics of Michigan Central Station's original architects, Warren & Wetmore, is their signature treatment of the upper floors. This includes the use of arched windows, false balconies, double-height columns, and deep bracketed cornices, contributing to the station's grand architectural presence. Image from Nov 5, 2016