Michigan Central Station, Detroit’s iconic train station turned technology hub, reopened to the public on June 6 with an epic outdoor concert attended by 20,000 people and streamed live by thousands more. Since then, a flurry of events has welcomed an estimated 60,000 people to The Station.
Quinn Evans’ restoration of the vacant Station to its historic grandeur has been praised by media outlets from Axios Detroit to Architectural Record. The New York Times reported on the catalytic effect of The Station’s redevelopment on the surrounding neighborhood, while Fast Company described the project as “ambitious, expansive, and possibly crazy.”
The abandoned train station was the national symbol of Detroit’s decline and bankruptcy. So the fact that not only has the city come back, but that the train station has come back…. It’s now about the future, not about the past.
DETROIT MAYOR MIKE DUGGAN
Richard Hess, AIA, our principal in charge for The Station, has been in high demand, appearing on WDET’s The Metro and CBS News Detroit and giving countless interviews to journalists. Preservation architect Angela Wyrembelski, AIA, has also been busy, speaking to WXYZ Detroit and receiving a profile in the Detroit Free Press.
We’re honored and humbled to see Detroiters’ outpouring of pride in the restored Station. We can’t wait to see what the next hundred years has in store for this landmark building and the Motor City.
[Michigan Central Station] is another great example that Detroit’s not stopping and nothing will ever get in our way. We’re a city of innovators and doers, and this is just another step forward.
QUINN EVANS PRINCIPAL RICHARD HESS
Read more about Michigan Central Station
Quinn Evans Recharges Detroit’s Michigan Central Station for a Second Life | Architectural Record
Detroit’s Once-abandoned Michigan Central Station Restored to Past Glory | Axios Detroit
Opinion: Train Station Rebirth Proof “Detroit Never Left” | Bridge Detroit
Inside the Newly Renovated Michigan Central Station | Detroit Free Press
Quinn Evans Completes Restoration of Historic Detroit Station for Ford Offices | Dezeen
112-year-old Train Depot Finds New Glory in Renovation | Engineering News-Record
Why Ford Spent $1 Billion to Transform an Abandoned Detroit Train Station | Fast Company
Historic Michigan Central Station Restored, Reopened | Mid-Michigan Now
Abandoned Detroit Train Station Becomes a Symbol of City’s Turnaround | NBC
Ford Rescues Michigan Central Station in Detroit as It Plots Its Own Future | The New York Times
Before and After: The Historic Restoration of Michigan Central Station | Urbanize Detroit
The Transformation of Detroit’s Iconic Michigan Central Station | WDET
Architect Angela Wyrembelski on the Inside Story of the Michigan Central Restoration | WXYZ
