Michigan Central Station – 1987

Posted by admin on November 13th, 2009 and filed under station | 25 Comments »

I got this from a co-worker, Robin Tracey. She wrote and produced this for a show called Sunday Times back in 1987. It’s a rare “video” glimpse of the MCS while it was still in use.

I have a version I did myself of the MCS in 1999. YouTube won’t let me post it since it’s over 10 minutes. Check it out here: http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&videoid=666038391

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25 Responses

  1. Jamerican28 Says:

    Right. That’s what …
    Right. That’s what happened to Detroit the Republicans. Ha ha ha……It’sbeen liberal politicians running Detroit for the last 30+ years. You need to study your history.

  2. JohnnyTheBoy1 Says:

    What a grand …
    What a grand building this must have been back in the day,shame to see such a fine building wasted.

  3. s14sr Says:

    You vote Republican …
    You vote Republican, you accept Capitalism. This is the end result.

  4. toolover10 Says:

    It looks twice as …
    It looks twice as bad now, than it does in this documentary.

  5. cjmarsh504 Says:

    The only way to fix …
    The only way to fix that problem for Detroit is tourism, just like my hometown New Orleans did with the oil industry when it went bust. It is not too late.

  6. MSUroody8 Says:

    The city would need …
    The city would need someone to invest in it.

  7. Uttelito Says:

    Why not remake this …
    Why not remake this building and make offices out of it insted of letting if fall apart.

  8. imiss70smusic Says:

    i was just in …
    i was just in detroit this past weekend and saw the structure. it is so sad and tragic. it is a testament to the decline of the United States. Shame on the Detroit politicians (wasnt the mayor more interested in chasing women than taking care of the city) for letting such a magnificent work of art become what it is today. Truly pathetic. People of Detroit – you need to hold your politicans accountable. demand better!

  9. MrTabby5000 Says:

    We had a chance to …
    We had a chance to get off of oil,but the gipper reagan was voted in.Thanks ronnie,all the unemployed thanks you for outsourcing and high gas prices.

  10. kindakooldude Says:

    I passed by the …
    I passed by the place a couple weeks ago, I went under the tunnel and saw people trying to open the inside of the tunnel. Probably trying to vandalise the place.

  11. sportsfever420 Says:

    unbelievable that …
    unbelievable that detroit let the station get to such that it is now. and then they complain that the building is a dangerous eye-sore. them

  12. Gabbytheghost Says:

    great film, …
    great film, informative sad to see it in such sad shape!

  13. jerywilliams Says:

    How about i cut you …
    How about i cut you in your vagina? Where do you get this emo from? you must have got raped by your emo dad and now are holding a grudge.

  14. mspadfoot Says:

    If that’s the case, …
    If that’s the case, then why are real estate prices astronomical in places like Boston, New York, and San Francisco? People left the cities in the 1950s because they were run down after 20 years of war and depression, and then the urban renewal charlatans ruined most of them so nobody would want to come back. At any rate, people are going to have to get used to living in close proximity again soon: peak oil is going to kill suburbia whether anyone likes it or not.

  15. SheepEl Says:

    is there any news …
    is there any news on what happened?

  16. HattieLovesCattie Says:

    Poor man with that …
    Poor man with that name Garnet.

  17. cricketkicker59101 Says:

    It was a nice …
    It was a nice building now its filled with bums, though as of lately the CP Police have control over it. So its been cleaned a bit by volunteers. Though I doubt it will ever end up being anything again.Too bad too nice building.

  18. 30mmBalistic Says:

    Go cut yourself …
    Go cut yourself then jump from a bridge you emo tree hugging faggot!

  19. jerywilliams Says:

    fuck off.
    off.

  20. poppimds007 Says:

    A Mr.Stanley …
    A Mr.Stanley Christmas has sued the city to stop demo

  21. poppimds007 Says:

    Mr.Stanley …
    Mr.Stanley Christmas sued the city to stop demo in 4-2009

  22. poppimds007 Says:

    My Pop was a …
    My Pop was a Railroad man and used to bring trains to this train station/building from Toledo Ohio in the 60’s and 70’s.He was a second generation railroad man who started out in Marquette Mi.On the iron ore docks on Lake Superior

  23. JDeere1050 Says:

    I don’t understand …
    I don’t understand how such a nice Building went to absolute in 20+ years…did whatever company occupying the building in this video just up & leave?

  24. manorrd Says:

    heh…reminds me of …
    heh…reminds me of Detroit.

  25. ctothecman Says:

    They’re going to …
    They’re going to tear it down so it can become a massive, weed-strewn, empty field. As if Detroit doesn’t have enough of those already.

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