The station has been abandoned for my entire lifetime. I sent some pictures from the inside today to my Grandpa who used to take the train from there many times a year to and from Chicago for school in the 50's and into the 60's, and he said he could still recognize some of it even from those days despite all the decay. It's no doubt a large renovation project to get it fixed up, but it's a day many like him were never really sure would happen ever since it shuttered.
It really was quite an event today. Employees and media were able to enter for a look around, some wonderful performances from city students and even Big Sean showed up for a few songs. The company certainly has a long way to go especially in a changing industry, but this is a really cool and bold statement for the company and for the city.
Browsing Instagram and Twitter showed me just how savvy the Ford media folks were for this event. Lots of invites for some of the leading young entrepreneurs in the city. Lots of people couldn't believe they were onstage for this event with all the older swells. Great timing with this being day two of Detroit Startup Week.
I was pretty shocked at how much they had set up for it there. There's a big public event this weekend too, definitely a great local PR moment for the company.
It really was quite an event today. Employees and media were able to enter for a look around, some wonderful performances from city students and even Big Sean showed up for a few songs. The company certainly has a long way to go especially in a changing industry, but this is a really cool and bold statement for the company and for the city.