Detroit is set to celebrate the grand re-opening of a long-shuttered landmark this week. Following a six-year-long renovation by Ford Motor Company to fix 30-plus years of vacancy, Michigan Central Station is ready for its next chapter; no longer as a hub for train travelers, but as a place where innovators and engineers come together to solve the mobility problems of tomorrow.
The renovation took 1.7 million labor hours from more than 3,100 workers — who painstakingly restored every inch of the building. From the Corinthian columns outside, to miles of grout to secure 8 million original bricks. In the grand waiting room with its 55-foot-tall ceilings, 29,000 Guastavino tiles were carefully installed.
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