I was reading the news toady and happend upon this article about Michigan Central Station.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/35737140/ns/us_news-the_new_york_times/
It’s kind of sad to read this kind of story.
The trouble is, everything that anybody says about this station is accurate.
It’s an eyesore.
It’s a gorgeous old relic.
It’s a terrible portrayal of the state of things in Detroit.
It’s a very accurate representation of the state of things in Detroit.
It ought to be knocked down.
It’s impossible to knock it down.
It ought to be converted to something usable.
It’s been gutted beyond usability, and the elements have decayed it even further, so nobody could afford to rehab it.
It ought to be restored for high-speed rail service.
It’s too far from downtown to be convenient for restoration.
[sigh][sigh][sigh][sigh][sigh][sigh][sigh][sigh][sigh][sigh][sigh][sigh]
It always was over-sighsed.
M-10000 diesel train and Walter P. Chrysler
Still more sighs–not only for the depot, but for the city that rated such a building (and, some would argue, still rates today’s version). To think that when these shots were taken (the pre-Amtrak photos), Detroit had three large passenger stations!