It’s being reported this morning that Manuel (Matty) Moroun, owner of the Michigan Central Depot in Detroit, plans to replace the roof and windows of the tattered train station. From the Detroit News:
After decades of looking like a bombed-out relic, the iconic Michigan Central Train Depot is set to receive a mini face-lift… Created by the same architects who designed Grand Central Station in New York City, the building at one time was the largest train station in the world and known for its rich décor. Decline and decay pulled into the station soon after the last train departed in January 1988. Scrappers looted the building. Over the years, several ideas have been pitched for the building, including a new police headquarters. None has panned out. Nor has a 2009 resolution from the City Council to demolish it. Because of its look of urban decay, the depot has been used in several films, including "Transformers," "The Island," "Four Brothers" and "Eight Mile.”
Moroun also owns the Ambassador Bridge that connects Detroit to Windsor, Ontario. The Detroit News quotes Bridge Company President Dan Stamper as saying, “We're applying with the city to replace the roof and the windows…We're doing it because it would be much easier to help a developer to come up with a package to use the depot if some improvements were made … so that's what we're doing.”
