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Michigan Central Station

Detroit’s grand 1913 train station, empty for decades and now restored.

The restored Michigan Central Station tower and its gardens on a sunny day
Photo: Michael Barera, CC BY-SA 4.0

The last train left in 1988 and the station became a symbol of the city’s hard years, and a favourite film set. Ford bought it in 2018 and reopened it in 2024 after a long restoration. This is where the full loop splits: north to the music neighbourhoods, or east to downtown.