NYT Detroit Journal: Seeking a Future for a Symbol of a Grander Past
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DETROIT — The last train pulled away more than 20 years ago from Michigan Central Station, one of thousands of “see-through” buildings here, empty shells from more auspicious times....
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/06/us/06station.html
This made the front page
[[I found it cool that when I posted this the first time the header image was of the depot! =))
'Joel on the Road' says . . .
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Originally Posted by
royce
. . . time after time, article after article, Matty Moroun's name stays out of print.
Ex-Freepster Joel Thurtell also shakes his head in amazed dismay, blogging in the imagined voice of Matty's pet dog:
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I’ve got a reporter on the line who obviously doesn’t know beans about recent Detroit history. . . .
The reporter DOESN’T KNOW YOUR NAME! Believe it or not, she thinks the train station is owned by CenTra, Inc. and she’s gonna quote me, not you! You will be INVISIBLE, just the way you like it, and NO MENTION OF THE AMBASSADOR BRIDGE! Ain’t that cool?