The story
Ford mobility innovation campus. $950 million restoration of iconic station. Event space and offices.
Everything that was here
- 2024–present · still open
Michigan Central Station (Ford Campus)Corporate Campus
Ford mobility innovation campus. $950 million restoration of iconic station. Event space and offices.
See the map in 2025 → - 1913–1988
Michigan Central Station (Rail Era)Train Station
World's tallest rail station. Beaux-Arts masterpiece. 54-foot ceilings in waiting room.
See the map in 1914 → - 1913–1988
Michigan Central StationTrain Station
Detroit's 'Ellis Island' sat abandoned for 30 years as the city's most infamous ruin before Ford spent $950 million to restore it.
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Did you know?
Vacant from 1988 to 2018 - became symbol of Detroit's decline
Ford spent $950 million restoring it as their new innovation campus
Tallest train station in the world when built (1913)
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Leland City Club
400 Bagley St · 2.0 km away
The City Club nightclub has occupied the Leland Hotel since 1983, in the building's former ballroom.
Detroit Masonic Temple
500 Temple St · 2.0 km away
When Detroit's Masons laid this temple's cornerstone in 1922, they spread the mortar with the same trowel George Washing
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