MA Tower Preservation Project
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Help us save an important piece of Michigan railroad history from the wrecking ball! The Lansing Model Railroad Club (LMRC) is requesting financial assistance for the preservation of a historic, former railroad structure located in Lansing, Michigan’s Old Town district. Currently in run-down condition, “MA (Michigan Avenue) Tower” is a two-story structure sitting in a parking lot on city of Lansing property. The lower-level doors and windows are boarded up due to vandalism and vagrants trying to take refuge. One second story window is broken allowing weather, animals, and insects inside.
Recently, the LMRC approached city officials about donating the structure to the club and they subsequently agreed. An agreement was reached to move the tower to LMRC property and clean-up the site where the tower is sitting. The city has no plans for this structure and will demolish it if no other use is found.
LMRC’s goal is to move the structure from Old Town to their site at 5309 Old Lansing Road, Lansing, Michigan in 2016. Once on the property, the LMRC envisions MA Tower to