First visitors begin public tours at Michigan Central Station
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- Опубліковано 22 сер 2024
- Marisa Bradley, the special projects director for Ford Motor Company, joined us to talk as the doors opened for the first public tours at Michigan Central Station in Detroit.
Caught one of the last trains to Michigan central station from boston in th 80's. Even back then before restoration when I walked into the hall I said "wow." Thanks to Ford for brining the building back. Great if it could be a train station again.
Go behind the train station on 14th and wabash there is a concrete building which my dad worked in until he couldn't anymore. I have the bronze plaque for that building built in 1925 and the then owners diacarded such a plaque. Whoever owns that building now just let me know because i have all kinds of classic pics and other memorobilia from that building that some people wished to dispose of at one time. Seems like the whole area is alive again. I have many many memories from those same grounds growing up..
That's great. Can we please have actual public trains now?
Amazing architecture🤩
have you seen the ancient architecture in europe? most of the architecture in the U.S is a copy or influenced from europe except skyscrapers
@@funkmachine9094I was just going to say that, you can tell she's never been to Europe the way she's acting so excited lol
@@funkmachine9094And truth be told (and I live about 25 minutes away from the train station) 40% of Americans never even left the country
@@funkmachine9094 Michigan Central is a beautiful building. Your post is just babbling negativity.
S/o to ford for the restoration of the michigan central train station. This us important to Detroit and Ford. Both Ford and the train station been around for 100 years and another 100 mores.
A truly magnificent building! It's a shame they didn't bring trains back into MCS but the restoration is truly fantastic!
It's more important they restored the building. Trains can come later if at all. Detroit beats New York because Pennsylvania Station has not been rebuilt!
It seems more likely than not to have trains once again albeit it could be years or a decade. I read a study about the eventual rail or high speed rail line between Chicago and Quebec City which would stop in Detroit, Windsor, Toronto, Ottawa, Montreal, and maybe somewhere else on the US side but it would make sense that Michigan Central is the international station considering it's location for the route looks perfect and they wouldn't have to build another station.
Bill Ford is working on that idea. Ford would like to see trains back at the station.
@@michaelhurley3171Nothing beats NY because it's original and bigger it's #1, Detroit was #2 let's see if your Lions can actually win the Superbowl in the next 50 years lol
Native Detroiter. 40 years lol. I thought ford purchased the train station for their ev engineers from Maddy Moroun. Side note: hilarious when the city complained about decay of the train station, then he put in new windows and left it.
Good on Ford. Go Detroit.
Hard to believe that it was abandoned in the first place.
Detroit 👍👍
They really should show what the original station ooked like before it was left open for vandals stole and damaged all the original trim and fixtures. The previous owners never secured the building, all the upper floor windows were left open for decades to allow rain to come in. The amazing thing is the bui!ding was in use in the 80's. ( 1980 )
well it is detroit.. to be expected to a certain degree. still nice to see it now restored.
Does it have a gift shop ?
That’s a GOOD idea …. Hope someone thought to include one in this place.
They're opening lots of shops on the 1st floor, I believe they're scheduled to open in September!
@@Megan-19
ok, thanks
Who were the architects of Michigan Central?
Same firm who did NYC Grand Central Station.
The Kohn bros had something to do with it but got no recognition
Warren & Wetmore, and Reed & Stem. Also designed Grand Central Terminal.
What will the bldg be used for now?
different companies
There is supposed to be a hotel on the upper floors along with it being a public space so I'd assume there will be some food or shops too, not much is confirmed though because it's not fully open until later this year
@@A.J.Valenti wow, sounds nice. I am from Texas and interested visiting mich. Potentially, moving.
Would be a a lot to ask if you could document pictures and videos (on your channel)of the area and inside, as the developments occur?
@@jm-xg7lm I definitely will be documenting it every time I head over there as I have done over the past couple of years since I moved here from Northern California. It's honestly one of the things I've been anticipating even before I saw its beauty in person. Now it's a matter of can I actually will myself to edit and upload my footage, I have struggled with that greatly. That said, I will try to do so and at the very least I post stuff on my Instagram which is just my name if you use that and I'd be happy to answer any questions you might have about moving, etc.
@@A.J.Valenti great! And thank you ever so kindly. I will be asking away and viewing your videos and Instagram. May I ask what brought you to Michigan from california? And yes, I have been anticipating it's debut (virtually) as well.
No one is buying EVs.
Change is difficult at first.
You must have posted your bs in the wrong UA-cam video. This one is about public tours at Michigan Central Station not EV's.
@@DetroitNinjayoooo
No one? 1.1 million Americans bought EVs in 2023.
That's the equivalent of no one in a country of over 350 million. @@bobmister250
The display stuff is so stupid. People like reading like that?
Is this a Joke? There is nothing there! Dont waste your time!
There will be! And the fantastic restoration is worth seeing alone!
“Nothing there” are you blind did you not follow the restorative efforts
WTF are you talking about? FYI, people are laughing at you.
SPEAK for yourself and then crawl back under that rock you apparently came from … THERE was a SELLOUT CROWD to come visit THIS REOPENING dedication
Tom, there is stuff! There's also shops scheduled to open in September!
Why did they rear down the original Assembly Plant of the Model T? It would have made a great early automobile museum.
They did not. The original factory, the piquette pant, has been a museum for many years. it is located in midtown detroit off piquette and beaubien. The other model T factory is the highland park ford plant, which model t production was shifted to in 1910 for a 88% decrease in total assembly time per car. It is located in highland park on woodward just north of the davison, not open to the public but you can go look at it.
Not an 88% reduction in production but whatever
@williamstamper442 assembly time went from 728 min at piquette to 93 min at Highland park. 88% less time.
Why would I want to pay to see an photo of the eye of Enema?
Its free dummy. But you stay home in your cave where its safe.
I see you're babbling again. Is English not your first language?
Tom, it must be so miserable being you being so negative about literally everything. Hopefully you become happier in your life ❤
@@Megan-19Answer his question, imo this will basically be a museum without trains. Grand Central will always be #1