BY JOHN GALLAGHER

DETROIT FREE PRESS BUSINESS WRITER

Matthew Moroun, son of Michigan Central Station owner Manuel [[Matty) Moroun, said Friday it would be "gutless" for the family to demolish the depot, a landmark that has become a symbol of Detroit abandonment.

"Some folks want us to tear it down. I see their point," Matthew Moroun told Free Press editors and writers. Then he added, "The depot is kind of a magical place. And what my family and I have decided is that to tear it down right now, we think, would be gutless, so we're going to put some real money into it to preserve it."

The work he outlined would include a new roof, making window openings watertight, removing asbestos and cleaning up debris.


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