Michigan Central Station Detroit (Cork Town Area)

Walked all the way around this beautiful old structure, Security did not bother us, nor did the people working on the site, so this audit became a Detroit history lesson. Now ownwed by Ford Motor Co. The station was opened back in January of 1914 and remained in service until January of 1988, it has been sitting derelict ever since. Ford paid 300 million for the property and is going to make it the hub for electric and autonomous vehicle research and development.
#MichiganCentralTrainStation
#trains
#Steamtrains

[@Tater_Salad]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/gXe3pX5rdr6daZI Check this out, found it when I was looking around on KZbin.

[@gardencity3558]

Cool video! Good thing it's been saved in time. Have seen other too far gone to be restored. The quarry is in Indiana.

[@jbeezy126]

Please go to Livonia and Westland! Thanks so much for your work!

[@Tater_Salad]

Went to both got no bad response from either one.

[@nickknickerbocker6415]

📸 KooL History 👍

[@Tater_Salad]

Love that place.

[@yt650]

You might notice on the end of one of those pieces that you thought weighed as much is a car there was a tag that said 11,300 pounds.

[@Tater_Salad]

Yes, I saw that when I was editing. I have always loved tat building Was in there a few times before it closed in 88. Can't wait to see her restored.

[@yt650]

@@Tater_Salad Just a monumental undertaking but remembering of course it was built in the early 1900s. It just makes you wonder how they did it then without all of the machinerywe have now. It is a beautiful building and will be again.

[@Tater_Salad]

Steam power

[@arron8883]

Looks cool

[@kyliemaree7068]

Beautiful building.... but instead of letting it do into dereliction, perhaps continual maintainance would be a better option...

[@Tater_Salad]

I'm sure Ford will do that once the restoration is complete. They only bought the building in June of 2018.

[@truthsayers8725]

michigan central railroad (part of Penn Central and NY Central owned by Vanderbuilt) left a long time ago. then it was owned by local billionaire slumlord Matty Maroun. he did NOTHING to it and im really surprised Ford was able to buy it from him...

[@graydude4698]

👽 Marry Christmas thx 4 vid. spread the love .............................................................

[@Tater_Salad]

Merry Christmas to you too

[@chevy266nova]

It is good to bring the old beautiful buildings back. I hate it when they demolish them and put up the ugly glass buildings.

[@Tater_Salad]

right, no craftsmanship in square glass structures.

[@timothygala1583]

Ford paid how much?

[@Tater_Salad]

300 million

[@timothygala1583]

@@Tater_Salad Wow! That's a huge investment.

[@terrilamontagne6603]

hay just wondering if your going to sue the ex sheriff nick cuiro to goof??????? and the city u have the chance to change the 6th circuit

[@Tater_Salad]

Chief of Corunna PD, not sheriff. Yes still working on it. Legal stuff takes for ever.

[@blairforce1755]

Henry Ford owned every part of the Model T., from raw material to finished product. Mines, forest, foundries, mills, factories, freighters, trains... Pioneered the assembly line and 8hr day. He was so far ahead of ALL auto makers that they never should've caught him but his vision was to continue to make the Model T. and was soon surpassed. No vision of the future and that's why the (Ford) Lions will always suck. Ironically they're the highest grossing NFL team. We love a loser and I bleed Honolulu blue.

[@Tater_Salad]

Yes he did, my grandfather on my fathers side retired from Fords Rouge Steel.

[@Anniegoolahay]

Did you just say it’s “gay”? Because they said no unauthorized drone usage?

[@joeporter8555]

Yeah gay

[@robertsmith7637]

Yeah what he said ⬆⬆⬆⬆⬆

[@rjblazeassoc.8413]

I dont need a drone, I can just walk on the job site and take all the pics I want, which Im doing, Just want to get the whole story from start to finish. Something like we did with Comerica Park when we were putting it up, we had a live cam 24/7, except this will be up close

[@Tater_Salad]

Well share some of those pictures with us please.