In around 1964 I was around nine. My mother would put me and my sister who was three years younger than me on a train here and we would go by ourselfs to wabash indiana. My dad would be there we would stay with him for awhile then we would ride it back to Detroit. This happened a few times a year for a few years. I got to know the route pretty good. The only thing I remember now is seeing this sixty foot tire along the way somewhere. We would eat on the train and drink coke. Then I'd walk from one end of the train to the other. But the main thing I would remember was going in the right side of the building and looking at how wore down the granite steps were. They were dished out from millions of people walking up them. It didn't seem possible to me at the time that you could wear down something that hard. It wasn't busy when I was there. Dirty and trashy. It still impressed me very very much to this day. I talked about it ever since.
@@MrFullService I Don't remember the gas tank just the tire.it had a name on the tire but I don't remember what it was. I remember the wabash train station was an outside deal old style depot where as the train in Detroit seemed to go inside . If I ever go back to michigan I'd like to go by and check it out. Also our waterford school system would send us kids to ride the boblow boat to I guess boblow island. Green Field village. The Detroit zoo saw Sonny elliott there what a nut. Monkeys smoking cigars and riding bikes.
I had a summer job in that building in the 60's; unloading Railway Express boxcars. The train station part of the building was an amazing, huge room, with a vaulted ceiling that seemed to be a hundred feet high. I really hope to be able to visit it again when they finish restoring.
Good video. It is worth noting that Detroit was a leader in rail and streetcar travel before the automobile. The city was just big on transportation innovation, which led to the dawn of the automobile and the mass motoring system. It will outlast the human driver automobile as such. I hope you keep TRACK of the train depot’s redevelopment, into what comes next. Rise Up! & CHEERS!!! ~Sean of Detroit
Why couldn’t it be repurposed as a train station, revitalize passenger train service in Detroit. The new amtrak station on woodward is so small and limited, sad it got bought by Ford, really a missed opportunity in my eyes. Nonetheless one less abandoned building in the city is still a good thing.
So sad Detroit was once booming and nice historical buildings now look at Detroit not only Detroit a lot of places in this country downhill you said pushing to bring back our great City it will never be the same it will never reach that status of great again just like a lot of places in this country people in this country just don't have that attitude and pride anymore look at new york twin towers gone they were a sign of greatness and power distinctive sky line now look at the skyline boring looks like any other cities skyline
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Great. Beautiful station.
Great video & commentary!
Nice thoughful meditation on the building and it's place in Detroit's history, and hopefully future.
Thanks for sharing with us.
UA-cam suggested this today and I'm glad it did. Enjoyed your narration.
Best wishes from Iowa.
Born and raised in Metro Detroit, a native of 55 years. Very well done sir! Looking forward to seeing more.
In around 1964 I was around nine. My mother would put me and my sister who was three years younger than me on a train here and we would go by ourselfs to wabash indiana. My dad would be there we would stay with him for awhile then we would ride it back to Detroit. This happened a few times a year for a few years. I got to know the route pretty good. The only thing I remember now is seeing this sixty foot tire along the way somewhere. We would eat on the train and drink coke. Then I'd walk from one end of the train to the other. But the main thing I would remember was going in the right side of the building and looking at how wore down the granite steps were. They were dished out from millions of people walking up them. It didn't seem possible to me at the time that you could wear down something that hard. It wasn't busy when I was there. Dirty and trashy. It still impressed me very very much to this day. I talked about it ever since.
@@MrFullService I Don't remember the gas tank just the tire.it had a name on the tire but I don't remember what it was. I remember the wabash train station was an outside deal old style depot where as the train in Detroit seemed to go inside . If I ever go back to michigan I'd like to go by and check it out. Also our waterford school system would send us kids to ride the boblow boat to I guess boblow island. Green Field village. The Detroit zoo saw Sonny elliott there what a nut. Monkeys smoking cigars and riding bikes.
Great 👍
Great job on the narration! You covered the history and future of the building and the neighborhood very well. Looking forward to more!
Glad you enjoyed it!
Such a nice video. This building is very cool and it should be kept alive. Good job Ford :)
Thank you
Love this building!!! Great job filming and the commentary!!!
I had a summer job in that building in the 60's; unloading Railway Express boxcars.
The train station part of the building was an amazing, huge room, with a vaulted ceiling that seemed to be a hundred feet high.
I really hope to be able to visit it again when they finish restoring.
Great video!!!
Very well done!!!!
Good video. It is worth noting that Detroit was a leader in rail and streetcar travel before the automobile. The city was just big on transportation innovation, which led to the dawn of the automobile and the mass motoring system. It will outlast the human driver automobile as such. I hope you keep TRACK of the train depot’s redevelopment, into what comes next.
Rise Up!
&
CHEERS!!!
~Sean of Detroit
Amazing video new subscriber 😉
Great vid thank you
Why couldn’t it be repurposed as a train station, revitalize passenger train service in Detroit. The new amtrak station on woodward is so small and limited, sad it got bought by Ford, really a missed opportunity in my eyes. Nonetheless one less abandoned building in the city is still a good thing.
When I was a teen friends and I snuck in their sometimes to party..not a very wise thing to do by the way.
no, no, no, no, no! corporate decisions reoriented transport, silly
So sad Detroit was once booming and nice historical buildings now look at Detroit not only Detroit a lot of places in this country downhill you said pushing to bring back our great City it will never be the same it will never reach that status of great again just like a lot of places in this country people in this country just don't have that attitude and pride anymore look at new york twin towers gone they were a sign of greatness and power distinctive sky line now look at the skyline boring looks like any other cities skyline
Thanks for your commentary
restoring is not refurbishinb tear it down now