Michigan Central Station (Photo by Albert Duce)
For nearly 30 years, the Michigan Central Train Station in Detroit's Corktown has sat empty. For many years, it was a symbol of Detroit's decline and was often used as a prop by out-of-town TV reporters to show just how far the city had fallen.
Now, there's rumbling of possible development.
Representatives for the station's owner, the family of businessman Manuel (Matty) Moroun, say that an increasing number of people have been touring the station to scout business opportunities, reports JC Reindl of the Detroit Free Press.
And next month Crain's Detroit Business will host the first sanctioned gathering at the station since the 1980s, when it holds an event for it's annual Detroit Homecoming.
Up until recently, station owner Matty Moroun, a fairly unpopular figure in Detroit, has been criticized for doing nothing to improve the station. Moroun is best known for owning the Ambassador Bridge and his ongoing battle to try and derail a second bridge being built by the Canadian and American governments.
Corktown has now become a hotspot for development and its likely the train station will be part of the area's comeback.
