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February 24th, 2010
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Mission Accomplished!
June 27th, 2009
Here is an exerpt of what Mr. Christmas emailed me about the court hearing: Read more…
High Speed Rail on its Way to Detroit?
June 15th, 2009
Private investors have stepped forward with enough funding to build a prototype for a futuristic elevated rail system that would race along freeway routes between Lansing, Ann Arbor and Detroit, according to experts who testified this morning at a hearing on the proposal. Read more…
Court Hearing Rescheduled Again
June 13th, 2009
The court hearing that was scheduled for the 12th has now been moved to the 25th at 8:30AM.
MCS Court Hearing Rescheduled
June 5th, 2009
The hearing scheduled for the 29th of May was rescheduled to the 12th of June, which is in a few days here. Read more…
New FaceBook Cause Started for the MCS
June 3rd, 2009
One of our petition signers, John Bigger, has started a FaceBook cause for the Michigan Central Depot (MCS). Read more…
Hearing Scheduled in Detroit Concerning Michigan Central Station
May 23rd, 2009
A court hearing in the matter of the Michigan Central Depot demolition has been scheduled for May 29th.
The petition we’ve made possible here will be presented at Read more…
National Register of Historic Places & the MCS
May 1st, 2009
From the National Register of Historic Places website:
The National Register of Historic Places is the official list of the Nation’s historic places worthy of preservation. Authorized by the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, the National Park Service’s National Register of Historic Places is part of a national program to coordinate and support public and private efforts to identify, evaluate, and protect America’s historic and archeological resources .
Warren and Wetmore Architecture Firm
May 1st, 2009
Warren and Wetmore was an architecture firm in New York City. It was a partnership between Whitney Warren (1864–1943) and Charles Wetmore (1866–1941), that had one of the most extensive practices of its time and was known for the designing of large hotels. Read more…
Reed and Stem Architecture Firm
April 30th, 2009
Reed and Stem was an architecture firm based in St. Paul, Minnesota. It was a partnership between Charles A. Reed (1858-1911) and Allen H. Stem (1856-1931). Formed in 1891, the successful partnership captured a wide range of Read more…
High Speed Rail to Link U.S. Cities?
April 28th, 2009
Barack Obama pledged $8 billion in funds from the stimulus bill and another $1 billion a year for five years.
He said, “I know Americans love their cars and no one’s talking about replacing the Read more…
Other Resources and Petitions for Michigan Central Depot
April 26th, 2009
I wanted to point out a few other petitions and a Facebook group dedicated to saving the station.
In addition to http://www.michigancentraldepot.com/petition/, there is Read more…
Michigan Central Railway Tunnel
April 19th, 2009
The Michigan Central Railway Tunnel is a rail tunnel under the Detroit River which connects Detroit with Windsor, Ontario. Built by the Detroit River Tunnel Company for the Canada Southern Railway then leased by the Michigan Central Railroad and finally owned Read more…
Petition to save Michigan Central Station
April 17th, 2009
On the 15th of April, I put up a petition to present to the City Council of Detroit, concerning their decision to tear down the Michigan Central Depot.
I put out the word to friends and collegues. I also emailed Stanley Christmas about the site and he seemed overyjoyed by the support. Read more…
A Bit of History
April 17th, 2009
The Michigan Central Depot was opened in 1913 for the Michigan Central Railroad. It was Detroit’s passenger rail depot until the last Amtrak train pulled away on January 6, 1988. At the time of construction, it was the tallest rail station in the world. Read more…