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@ michigan central station by artsy_T.
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Toxic Cherry Girl  Pro User  says:

Whoot whoot!!!!!!!!!!!!!! SOTTS...YEAH!!! Ok..I'll stop yelling now.
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chicagokristi  Pro User  says:

This f-ing rocks. Seriously one of my favorite pictures of yours!!! This is awesome, awesome, awesome!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Ralph Krawczyk Jr  Pro User  says:

well? do we have images from inside the station?
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Blu Sun *Carrie*  Pro User  says:

LOVE this! :-D
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artsy_T  Pro User  says:

ralph. no....i'm a whimp. but i soooooooooo wanna go w/ you and explore INSIDE someday! please!! and chicagokristi does too. please please please. i won't wear these socks. promise.
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Ralph Krawczyk Jr  Pro User  says:

yah... those socks are not stealthy by any means.
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Chapendra  Pro User  says:

I wanna go exploring there too - I can't believe you haven't been THERE yet. :P

You are so lucky for the fact that you have so much abandonded in your STATE. :P
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{soulbella}  Pro User  says:

DELICIOUS!!!!!!!!!!! you are wicked fabulous..seriously.
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artsy_T  Pro User  says:

i'll wear my camo socks for that. k?
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andie.smith  Pro User  says:

totally cool
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dw3844  Pro User  says:

love the socks and the contrast of colors, old and new, cool and drab, current and old...it all works great!
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Kelli {Rainy Day Photography} [deleted] says:

i think this one is my favorite of them all!

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Ralph Krawczyk Jr  Pro User  says:

camo socks will be grand. i'll make sure i wear mine too. with the garters.
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~*~...nicole...~*~  Pro User  says:

this rocks, for real...
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Mamahoot~  Pro User  says:

Looks like a giant has come to the city. Cool!
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seahorse photography says:

I really, REALLY love this one so much!
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Toxic Cherry Girl  Pro User  says:

When my hubby & I come up there we should all go explore! I've alwasy wanted to go in there.
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chicagokristi  Pro User  says:

Can't I fave this twice??????????
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artsy_T  Pro User  says:

kristi-i'll give you a poster of it honey. i'm sure stewart will love it. :)
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d.rex  Pro User  says:

I totally love this.

I'm getting a little carried away with the sock-faving...but you are totally entertaining me! :-)
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artsy_T  Pro User  says:

d.rex---who's getting carried away? i clearly have an obsession. like i said somewhere else...somebody get me a straight jacket. i'm going crazy w/ these socks!!!
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radiospike photography  Pro User  says:

great! I love this shot! (and your Chucks)

I was just there tonight for a quick stop on my way downtown. When you girls are ready to explore the inside, count me in. I feel like I'm the only one who hasn't been in the Depot yet!
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kollbi  Pro User  says:

huhuhuh - i get crazy-colourful all star young Tina and the old building.
Go on
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Racchell says:

Há, you're rockin' stylish.
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Rachel-B  Pro User  says:

yeah, I love this a great deal. and I think you win the award for most-photos-with-the-socks. ;D

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ronWLS  Pro User  says:

Great socks. Great perspective for this shot.
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JBW Music  Pro User  says:

AWESOME!!!!!
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artsy_T  Pro User  says:

so you all agree i've lost my mind, right? but hey, it's the end of the school year. no wonder i'm a little nuts. i'm almost done w/ the socks. trust me. they will be moving on on Friday. then back to normal pics.
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*boheme*  Pro User  says:

Awesome shot! Definitely one of my faves!!!
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FunResearcher says:

What a great shot! Well done Artsy T!
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dlangshaw says:

This needs to be shared well beyong...it is so cool Tina.
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Sam Hay  Pro User  says:

another amazingly cool shot
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zahra ezzeddine [deleted] says:

very nice shot!!
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mizjellybean  Pro User  says:

Too Cute!
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silke s. says:

just great
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heypat (Patrick Simpson)  Pro User  says:

WoW this is to cool, I love it !!!!
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Derek Farr ( DetroitDerek )  Pro User  says:

I can't believe I forgot to fave this before. This is one of the shots that got me into photography to begin with. :)
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Tego Jim  Pro User  says:

that is really cool. never really thought of doing something like that before...
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justbeamensch  Pro User  says:

Nice shot, but somehow I don't feel so lucky that we have some much abandoned in our State.
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THE RED! says:

those stockings rule
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artsy_T  Pro User  says:

hey thanks! :)
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bosquetango  Pro User  says:

How have I missed this for so long? This shot is so cool on so many levels! Thanks.
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country_boy_shane  Pro User  says:

This has to be the most unique shot i've seen of the MCS. Very original!
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threepa says:

I have worked in the Michigan Central Station many times...
...it is a trip. There are on average a hundred homeless persons living there. Menacing graffiti abounds, "catfish' being the most prolific tagger and I do believe he lives there. We went to the roof and I'll tell you that's dangerous because tiles have been stripped from the stairways that have no handrails...so your climbing rhythm gets screwed up AND when the wind blows it could take you. Yikes! On the 16th floor is what remains of a ballroom that once had oak floors and beautiful appointments...no more. All that wood is used by the denizens for heat during the cold months. There are also several sub basements that are as dark as caves I have explored...and people are living in that dark.
Stuff falls from the ceilings all the time and it is not a safe place to work...but ah.....adventure. If anyone is interested I have some shots I could post of the interior dressed and propped for the film Crossover, shot in 2005.
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artsy_T  Pro User  says:

threepa--i have been fortunate to get in. and you are so right. it's just amazing. and a shame. thanks for the info. :)
365 302 finally.
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So so fun! Love everything about it!
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prex79  Pro User  says:

wow !
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Love it....
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bella fotografia
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so fun, i love it
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bellakaren says:

This is such an adorable shot. I love it!
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scissors015 says:

Very cool shot,, I love this one!
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Jen E. just got back from the Great American West!  Pro User  says:

Hi, I'm an admin for a group called This is OUR Michigan, and we'd love to have this added to the group!
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Jen E. just got back from the Great American West!  Pro User  says:

This is just such a fascinating shot. I could stare at it for hours. :)

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PondInk : home AGAIN  Pro User  says:

Thanks for sharing
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joseph martinez says:

this is really cool!
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Mijonju  Pro User  says:

PLEASE SAVE Michigan Central Station BY ADDING YOUR PHOTO TO www.flickr.com/groups/michigancentralstation/
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ashtonpar says:

I'm planning on coming to MCS Thursday morning (about 11am-1pm) to film for my documentary class. I'm hoping to do some sort of short piece on what it means to the people of Detroit and Michigan. So if anyone would like to come and meet then please send me a message and we'll exchange telephone #'s and make concrete plans.
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Judith Bursott  Pro User  says:

Sweet! = )
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ashtonpar says:

This is the footage I shot today, along with an interview with an elderly man who was shipped off to war from the station:

www.youtube.com/watch?v=UxIyv5hXFi8

This is just the first 45 seconds...be sure to watch it in HD!
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islandphotobug~Cori  Pro User  says:

Wicked cool shot! OMG! Can't tell ya enough how much I LOVE this!!
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PondInk : home AGAIN  Pro User  says:

Wonderful capture.......... thanks for sharing

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callmacher  Pro User  says:

This is really cute! Love the socks!
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alfieyork  Pro User  says:

this is a great shot, i love this place
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ashtonpar says:

Today June 30th was day 1...Today we tackled the beast and to be quite honest we got a lot accomplished in the 3 and a half hours we were there. About 50 volunteers showed up, 3/4's of which were highschoolers from Summer In The City. The first task was a safety briefing from Ambassador Bridge Company representatives, we were told where to go and where not to go. They brought lots of buckets, shovels, brooms, hardhats, gloves, facemasks, and eye protection. They also brought three dumpsters which were put in the carriage entrance on the west side of the building.

Walter, one of the representatives, also pointed out where the company had recently beefed up security in the building; effectively making the common way of sneaking into the building virtually impossible by adding reinforced steel bars to the concourse ramps at six foot intervals three or four times...it was impressive...

Anyway what was accomplished today was a very good clean up of debris in the concourse area...where those waiting for a train would arrive or go to purchase an item from the snack shop or near the restaurant. The floor was very well swept and the kids had to have filled nearly a ton of debris in their buckets: tera cotta, bricks, lots and lots of dirt and dust, metal, and trash...

Upstairs where I was sort of in charge of we cleaned out the west stairwell leading to the mezzanine, had to make it safe to bring out the buckets;) Cleaned the first corridor past the Pullman Co. offices, the notary, and the postal services old offices. The great thing is since the floors were covered by an almost 4 inch caking of dirt they were surprisingly very intact; very little cracking, and almost no holes. We then rounded the corner and got more than 3/4's down that hallway swept out and cleaned out. John, the man in charge, myself and another guy started tackling the Pullman Co. office, tearing out the rotted floorboards, and shoveling up the soil that had formed over the years...hence some of the vegetation that had grown in.

That was just day one, and this is going to be an all summer project, or at least where summer in the city is concerned.

For all the bad things that have been said about The Ambassador Bridge company for all the bad dealings they've done with the bridge, they've actually surprised me by showing they're into our effort and are helping us every step of the way. It also should be noted, the exterior deterioration was not the result of Mouron and his company. Infact the gentleman who owned the station prior to ABC (who purchased the station for $1) left it wide open with no fencing, there's a photo from 1993 that shows the exterior looking very similar to how it looks today. Since the city and the canadian railroad company are in dispute as to who owns the former underground baggage claim/post office (where most urban explorers enter from) the building did fall victim to looters...while you can condemn ABC for not doing a better job of securing the interior, the City Of Detroit seems to own most of the blame.

From talking to the representatives who were there today it seems like progress is finally being made on Saving Detroit's Michigan Central Station =)
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