Ford Bets on Overhaul of Decrepit Train Depot to Bolster Detroit’s Revival
The automaker spent $949 million to turn a property plagued by squatters and razor wire into a new tech-centric center.
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For nearly four decades, Michigan Central Station sat rotting at the heart of Detroit’s Corktown neighborhood. Squatters and graffiti artists found their way past razor wire and took residence in the 15-story train depot, where its mostly shattered windows and crumbling stone edifice became a national symbol of the city’s decline.
Bill Ford hated it.