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There have been construction lights on in the upper levels for quite some time now. But within the past week the 5 existing windows have been removed. IS this setting the stage for the replacement of all the windows? Or just shuffling deck chairs on the titanic...
With Matty I don't trust him, at all.
The Windows won't be replaced on a schedule that he tells us. They'll be replaced when we can drive by the building, and see new windows.
It can't be hard to make quick progress on this. I can imagine Gilbert\Bedrock getting it done 1-2 months after deciding to do it.
For your information its the Michigan Central Depot, not station! MCS shows how clueless the media is in the city.Quote:
Originally Posted by drjeff
Uhhhh no, it's called Michigan Central Station.Quote:
Originally Posted by p69rrh51
http://www.historicdetroit.org/build...ntral-station/
There was a Michigan Central Railroad Depot on the corner for W. Jefferson and 3rd st. that's probably what you're thinking of.
http://www.historicdetroit.org/build...ailroad-depot/
Dan is incorrect. Its a Depot not a station.Quote:
Originally Posted by Zads07
I never heard a railroader refer to it as anything other than MC Depot, whether new York Central, Penn Central, or Amtrak. "Michigan Central Station" is coined by the modern crop of old-building enthusiasts. That phrase is almost as irritating to NYC fans as is "Grand Central Station" in New York. The name of the place on 42nd Street is Grand Central Terminal.
Care to enlighten those of us unfamiliar with the nomenclature... what is the difference between a depot and a station?Quote:
Originally Posted by p69rrh51
http://cs.trains.com/trn/f/743/p/98376/2295637.aspxQuote:
Originally Posted by downtownguy
It's not that modern of a thing to call it MCS.Quote:
Originally Posted by Sandhouse
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I think it's a "station" because what's at issue is the tall, iconic structure, which was mostly offices for people. To my ears "depot" connotes a place for storing objects in transit. In a railway context that would be objects such as trains and cargo.
Language is fluid.
An olive branch: split the difference and just call it "Michigan Central."
Or let "MCS" stand for "Moroun's Crumbling Spectacle."
According to a thread on trains.com:
- a station is any place designated in the timetable by name
- a depot is any building or location for gathering personnel or materials
So, at the time of the postcard, MCS/D had both a station and a depot. Now that trains no longer stop there, you're left with just the building, which is a depot.
Then wouldn't it just be called a building?Quote:
Originally Posted by archfan
You sir, win!Quote:
Originally Posted by gvidas
I checked 1963 New York Central timetables, both employee and public, and the terms "Michigan Central Terminal" or simply "Terminal Building" were used for this facility, at least at that time.Quote:
Originally Posted by Sandhouse
http://www.historicdetroit.org/build...ailroad-depot/
This webpage of Historic Detroit presents information about the Michigan Central Depot that was in service until 1912. The included map shows that this building was located at the corner of East Jefferson and Three mile Drive in Grosse Pointe Park. This is not accurate. The
depot was in downtown Detroit at West Jefferson and Third.
I don't care whether its referred to as a "station" or a "depot" - as long as it gets fixed up.
I looked into the Penn Central era and TERMINAL seems to be the preferred designation for the W. Vernor tower.Quote:
Originally Posted by Beech Cricker
The Nov. 1969 Northern Region Telephone Directory calls it the Penn Central Terminal.
The 1974 Penn Central system phone directory primarily refers to it as the Penn Central Terminal but there are a few off references to Penn Central Station and MC Terminal. Leave it to PC to be inconsistent.
TERMINAL appears to be the railroad term--not station or depot, at least in the 1960s and 1970s.