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From decay to dazzling: Ford restores grandeur to Detroit train station that once symbolized decline
![Carlos Osorio Michigan Central Station Head of Place Melissa Dittmer, left, and CEO Josh Sirefman give a tour of the train station, Monday, May 13, 2024 in Detroit. A once hulking scavenger-ravaged monolith that symbolized Detroit's decline reopens this week after a massive six-year multimillion dollar renovation by Ford Motor Co., which restored the Michigan Central Station to its past grandeur with a focus squarely on the future of mobility. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/0950abca596c428f8701d0171b7ece36/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
Michigan Central Station Head of Place Melissa Dittmer, left, and CEO Josh Sirefman give a tour of the train station, Monday, May 13, 2024 in Detroit. A once hulking scavenger-ravaged monolith that symbolized Detroit's decline reopens this week after a massive six-year multimillion dollar renovation by Ford Motor Co., which restored the Michigan Central Station to its past grandeur with a focus squarely on the future of mobility. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)
![Carlos Osorio FILE- The exterior of the Michigan Central Station is seen, July 13, 2023 in Detroit. A once hulking scavenger-ravaged monolith that symbolized Detroit's decline reopens this week after a massive six-year multimillion dollar renovation by Ford Motor Co., which restored the Michigan Central Station to its past grandeur with a focus squarely on the future of mobility. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio_File)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/34459fc27a25491d8c910247c38a07f4/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
FILE- The exterior of the Michigan Central Station is seen, July 13, 2023 in Detroit. A once hulking scavenger-ravaged monolith that symbolized Detroit's decline reopens this week after a massive six-year multimillion dollar renovation by Ford Motor Co., which restored the Michigan Central Station to its past grandeur with a focus squarely on the future of mobility. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio_File)
![Carlos Osorio The interior of the Michigan Central Station is seen, Monday, May 13, 2024 in Detroit. A once hulking scavenger-ravaged monolith that symbolized Detroit's decline reopens this week after a massive six-year multimillion dollar renovation by Ford Motor Co., which restored the Michigan Central Station to its past grandeur with a focus squarely on the future of mobility. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/a4d6b596c4d243aa8f32a1cc3c49b3fd/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
The interior of the Michigan Central Station is seen, Monday, May 13, 2024 in Detroit. A once hulking scavenger-ravaged monolith that symbolized Detroit's decline reopens this week after a massive six-year multimillion dollar renovation by Ford Motor Co., which restored the Michigan Central Station to its past grandeur with a focus squarely on the future of mobility. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)
![Carlos Osorio A newly crafted clock above the former ticket windows at the Michigan Central Station is seen, Monday, May 13, 2024 in Detroit. A once hulking scavenger-ravaged monolith that symbolized Detroit's decline reopens this week after a massive six-year multimillion dollar renovation by Ford Motor Co., which restored the Michigan Central Station to its past grandeur with a focus squarely on the future of mobility. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/a290149d1dd046a990288e137f2c3577/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
A newly crafted clock above the former ticket windows at the Michigan Central Station is seen, Monday, May 13, 2024 in Detroit. A once hulking scavenger-ravaged monolith that symbolized Detroit's decline reopens this week after a massive six-year multimillion dollar renovation by Ford Motor Co., which restored the Michigan Central Station to its past grandeur with a focus squarely on the future of mobility. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)
![Carlos Osorio The interior of the Michigan Central Station is seen, Monday, May 13, 2024 in Detroit. A once hulking scavenger-ravaged monolith that symbolized Detroit's decline reopens this week after a massive six-year multimillion dollar renovation by Ford Motor Co., which restored the Michigan Central Station to its past grandeur with a focus squarely on the future of mobility. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/9f945817d4cc471393bca0ea6954ed05/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
The interior of the Michigan Central Station is seen, Monday, May 13, 2024 in Detroit. A once hulking scavenger-ravaged monolith that symbolized Detroit's decline reopens this week after a massive six-year multimillion dollar renovation by Ford Motor Co., which restored the Michigan Central Station to its past grandeur with a focus squarely on the future of mobility. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)
![Carlos Osorio A photograph showing the scavenger-ravaged ticket booth area is displayed at the Michigan Central Station, Monday, May 13, 2024 in Detroit. A once hulking scavenger-ravaged monolith that symbolized Detroit's decline reopens this week after a massive six-year multimillion dollar renovation by Ford Motor Co., which restored the Michigan Central Station to its past grandeur with a focus squarely on the future of mobility. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/3858ea4b568541f6bbbc2dfe995d1a5d/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
A photograph showing the scavenger-ravaged ticket booth area is displayed at the Michigan Central Station, Monday, May 13, 2024 in Detroit. A once hulking scavenger-ravaged monolith that symbolized Detroit's decline reopens this week after a massive six-year multimillion dollar renovation by Ford Motor Co., which restored the Michigan Central Station to its past grandeur with a focus squarely on the future of mobility. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)
![Carlos Osorio The interior of the Michigan Central Station is seen, Wednesday, May 15, 2024 in Detroit. A once hulking scavenger-ravaged monolith that symbolized Detroit's decline reopens this week after a massive six-year multimillion dollar renovation by Ford Motor Co., which restored the Michigan Central Station to its past grandeur with a focus squarely on the future of mobility. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/a04a0d1b1a2b45718afd155d76e55ad3/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
The interior of the Michigan Central Station is seen, Wednesday, May 15, 2024 in Detroit. A once hulking scavenger-ravaged monolith that symbolized Detroit's decline reopens this week after a massive six-year multimillion dollar renovation by Ford Motor Co., which restored the Michigan Central Station to its past grandeur with a focus squarely on the future of mobility. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)
![Carlos Osorio FILE- The interior of the Michigan Central Station is seen, Saturday, July 18, 2013 in Detroit. A once hulking scavenger-ravaged monolith that symbolized Detroit's decline reopens this week after a massive six-year multimillion dollar renovation by Ford Motor Co., which restored the Michigan Central Station to its past grandeur with a focus squarely on the future of mobility. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio_File)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/b69412879a274c0abca409407dba0491/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
FILE- The interior of the Michigan Central Station is seen, Saturday, July 18, 2013 in Detroit. A once hulking scavenger-ravaged monolith that symbolized Detroit's decline reopens this week after a massive six-year multimillion dollar renovation by Ford Motor Co., which restored the Michigan Central Station to its past grandeur with a focus squarely on the future of mobility. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio_File)
![Carlos Osorio FILE- The exterior of the Michigan Central Station is seen, Thursday, Jan. 21, 2010 in Detroit. A once hulking scavenger-ravaged monolith that symbolized Detroit's decline reopens this week after a massive six-year multimillion dollar renovation by Ford Motor Co., which restored the Michigan Central Station to its past grandeur with a focus squarely on the future of mobility. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio_File)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/53cae33612854003991a1a277bf64c3c/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
FILE- The exterior of the Michigan Central Station is seen, Thursday, Jan. 21, 2010 in Detroit. A once hulking scavenger-ravaged monolith that symbolized Detroit's decline reopens this week after a massive six-year multimillion dollar renovation by Ford Motor Co., which restored the Michigan Central Station to its past grandeur with a focus squarely on the future of mobility. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio_File)
![Carlos Osorio The interior of the Michigan Central Station is seen, Monday, May 13, 2024 in Detroit. A once hulking scavenger-ravaged monolith that symbolized Detroit's decline reopens this week after a massive six-year multimillion dollar renovation by Ford Motor Co., which restored the Michigan Central Station to its past grandeur with a focus squarely on the future of mobility. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/99658e76cb2a4ce181ee7a49873b9e74/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
The interior of the Michigan Central Station is seen, Monday, May 13, 2024 in Detroit. A once hulking scavenger-ravaged monolith that symbolized Detroit's decline reopens this week after a massive six-year multimillion dollar renovation by Ford Motor Co., which restored the Michigan Central Station to its past grandeur with a focus squarely on the future of mobility. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)
![Carlos Osorio FILE- The interior of the Michigan Central Station is seen, Thursday, Jan. 21, 2010 in Detroit. A once hulking scavenger-ravaged monolith that symbolized Detroit's decline reopens this week after a massive six-year multimillion dollar renovation by Ford Motor Co., which restored the Michigan Central Station to its past grandeur with a focus squarely on the future of mobility. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio_File)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/32f041b61c7e4d51957e57be6eeabbb2/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
FILE- The interior of the Michigan Central Station is seen, Thursday, Jan. 21, 2010 in Detroit. A once hulking scavenger-ravaged monolith that symbolized Detroit's decline reopens this week after a massive six-year multimillion dollar renovation by Ford Motor Co., which restored the Michigan Central Station to its past grandeur with a focus squarely on the future of mobility. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio_File)
![Carlos Osorio The entrance to the Michigan Central Station is seen, Monday, May 13, 2024 in Detroit. A once hulking scavenger-ravaged monolith that symbolized Detroit's decline reopens this week after a massive six-year multimillion dollar renovation by Ford Motor Co., which restored the Michigan Central Station to its past grandeur with a focus squarely on the future of mobility. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/45aa3fbd146d40aba03d26d124047a65/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
The entrance to the Michigan Central Station is seen, Monday, May 13, 2024 in Detroit. A once hulking scavenger-ravaged monolith that symbolized Detroit's decline reopens this week after a massive six-year multimillion dollar renovation by Ford Motor Co., which restored the Michigan Central Station to its past grandeur with a focus squarely on the future of mobility. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)
![Carlos Osorio The interior of the Michigan Central Station is seen, Monday, May 13, 2024 in Detroit. A once hulking scavenger-ravaged monolith that symbolized Detroit's decline reopens this week after a massive six-year multimillion dollar renovation by Ford Motor Co., which restored the Michigan Central Station to its past grandeur with a focus squarely on the future of mobility. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/9b918f5c2cab4bd6864b05d459c88874/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
The interior of the Michigan Central Station is seen, Monday, May 13, 2024 in Detroit. A once hulking scavenger-ravaged monolith that symbolized Detroit's decline reopens this week after a massive six-year multimillion dollar renovation by Ford Motor Co., which restored the Michigan Central Station to its past grandeur with a focus squarely on the future of mobility. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)
![Carlos Osorio FILE- The abandoned Michigan Central Station is seen, Thursday, Jan. 21, 2010 in Detroit. A once hulking scavenger-ravaged monolith that symbolized Detroit's decline reopens this week after a massive six-year multimillion dollar renovation by Ford Motor Co., which restored the Michigan Central Station to its past grandeur with a focus squarely on the future of mobility. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio_File)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/0513a761c461413f9bb829205f7b6051/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
FILE- The abandoned Michigan Central Station is seen, Thursday, Jan. 21, 2010 in Detroit. A once hulking scavenger-ravaged monolith that symbolized Detroit's decline reopens this week after a massive six-year multimillion dollar renovation by Ford Motor Co., which restored the Michigan Central Station to its past grandeur with a focus squarely on the future of mobility. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio_File)
![Carlos Osorio The interior of the Michigan Central Station is seen, Monday, May 13, 2024 in Detroit. A once hulking scavenger-ravaged monolith that symbolized Detroit's decline reopens this week after a massive six-year multimillion dollar renovation by Ford Motor Co., which restored the Michigan Central Station to its past grandeur with a focus squarely on the future of mobility. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/7a9fb0d659754b1eacf6c41d0ff7632d/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
The interior of the Michigan Central Station is seen, Monday, May 13, 2024 in Detroit. A once hulking scavenger-ravaged monolith that symbolized Detroit's decline reopens this week after a massive six-year multimillion dollar renovation by Ford Motor Co., which restored the Michigan Central Station to its past grandeur with a focus squarely on the future of mobility. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)
![Carlos Osorio Michigan Central Station Head of Place Melissa Dittmer, right, and CEO Josh Sirefman give a tour of the train station, Monday, May 13, 2024 in Detroit. A once hulking scavenger-ravaged monolith that symbolized Detroit's decline reopens this week after a massive six-year multimillion dollar renovation by Ford Motor Co., which restored the Michigan Central Station to its past grandeur with a focus squarely on the future of mobility. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/36e2471fa10d43a0b88986397b218f71/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
Michigan Central Station Head of Place Melissa Dittmer, right, and CEO Josh Sirefman give a tour of the train station, Monday, May 13, 2024 in Detroit. A once hulking scavenger-ravaged monolith that symbolized Detroit's decline reopens this week after a massive six-year multimillion dollar renovation by Ford Motor Co., which restored the Michigan Central Station to its past grandeur with a focus squarely on the future of mobility. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)
![Carlos Osorio The interior of the Michigan Central Station is seen, Monday, May 13, 2024 in Detroit. A once hulking scavenger-ravaged monolith that symbolized Detroit's decline reopens this week after a massive six-year multimillion dollar renovation by Ford Motor Co., which restored the Michigan Central Station to its past grandeur with a focus squarely on the future of mobility. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/295f484b75db4bd3a06f49eabc7aadd0/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
The interior of the Michigan Central Station is seen, Monday, May 13, 2024 in Detroit. A once hulking scavenger-ravaged monolith that symbolized Detroit's decline reopens this week after a massive six-year multimillion dollar renovation by Ford Motor Co., which restored the Michigan Central Station to its past grandeur with a focus squarely on the future of mobility. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)
![Carlos Osorio FILE- The interior of the Michigan Central Station is seen, Thursday, Jan. 21, 2010 in Detroit. A once hulking scavenger-ravaged monolith that symbolized Detroit's decline reopens this week after a massive six-year multimillion dollar renovation by Ford Motor Co., which restored the Michigan Central Station to its past grandeur with a focus squarely on the future of mobility. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio_File)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/1721a58cb30f4b74b05e31cb0aaa2b1f/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
FILE- The interior of the Michigan Central Station is seen, Thursday, Jan. 21, 2010 in Detroit. A once hulking scavenger-ravaged monolith that symbolized Detroit's decline reopens this week after a massive six-year multimillion dollar renovation by Ford Motor Co., which restored the Michigan Central Station to its past grandeur with a focus squarely on the future of mobility. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio_File)
![Carlos Osorio Ford Motor Co., executive chairman Bill Ford is interviewed at the Michigan Central Station, Wednesday, May 15, 2024, in Detroit. A once hulking scavenger-ravaged monolith that symbolized Detroit's decline reopens this week after a massive six-year multimillion dollar renovation by Ford Motor Co., which restored the Michigan Central Station to its past grandeur with a focus squarely on the future of mobility. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/b33a2f40860844d1856306bdbac44681/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
Ford Motor Co., executive chairman Bill Ford is interviewed at the Michigan Central Station, Wednesday, May 15, 2024, in Detroit. A once hulking scavenger-ravaged monolith that symbolized Detroit's decline reopens this week after a massive six-year multimillion dollar renovation by Ford Motor Co., which restored the Michigan Central Station to its past grandeur with a focus squarely on the future of mobility. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)
![Carlos Osorio The ceiling of the Michigan Central Station is seen, Monday, May 13, 2024 in Detroit. A once hulking scavenger-ravaged monolith that symbolized Detroit's decline reopens this week after a massive six-year multimillion dollar renovation by Ford Motor Co., which restored the Michigan Central Station to its past grandeur with a focus squarely on the future of mobility. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/64c0e562a5844404b1ec986146724a2e/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
The ceiling of the Michigan Central Station is seen, Monday, May 13, 2024 in Detroit. A once hulking scavenger-ravaged monolith that symbolized Detroit's decline reopens this week after a massive six-year multimillion dollar renovation by Ford Motor Co., which restored the Michigan Central Station to its past grandeur with a focus squarely on the future of mobility. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)
![Carlos Osorio FILE- The interior of the Michigan Central Station is seen, Thursday, Jan. 21, 2010 in Detroit. A once hulking scavenger-ravaged monolith that symbolized Detroit's decline reopens this week after a massive six-year multimillion dollar renovation by Ford Motor Co., which restored the Michigan Central Station to its past grandeur with a focus squarely on the future of mobility. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio_File)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/122356e9a80f43c6a2a709488f56bda5/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
FILE- The interior of the Michigan Central Station is seen, Thursday, Jan. 21, 2010 in Detroit. A once hulking scavenger-ravaged monolith that symbolized Detroit's decline reopens this week after a massive six-year multimillion dollar renovation by Ford Motor Co., which restored the Michigan Central Station to its past grandeur with a focus squarely on the future of mobility. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio_File)
![Carlos Osorio The ceiling of the Michigan Central Station is seen, Monday, May 13, 2024 in Detroit. A once hulking scavenger-ravaged monolith that symbolized Detroit's decline reopens this week after a massive six-year multimillion dollar renovation by Ford Motor Co., which restored the Michigan Central Station to its past grandeur with a focus squarely on the future of mobility. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/3b76417f2d0f4e11bc2b53b68008cde6/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
The ceiling of the Michigan Central Station is seen, Monday, May 13, 2024 in Detroit. A once hulking scavenger-ravaged monolith that symbolized Detroit's decline reopens this week after a massive six-year multimillion dollar renovation by Ford Motor Co., which restored the Michigan Central Station to its past grandeur with a focus squarely on the future of mobility. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)
![Carlos Osorio Ford Motor Co., executive chairman Bill Ford is photographed at the Michigan Central Station, Wednesday, May 15, 2024, in Detroit. A once hulking scavenger-ravaged monolith that symbolized Detroit's decline reopens this week after a massive six-year multimillion dollar renovation by Ford Motor Co., which restored the Michigan Central Station to its past grandeur with a focus squarely on the future of mobility. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/91e25dd4f47e48a78071f297bd4ca486/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
Ford Motor Co., executive chairman Bill Ford is photographed at the Michigan Central Station, Wednesday, May 15, 2024, in Detroit. A once hulking scavenger-ravaged monolith that symbolized Detroit's decline reopens this week after a massive six-year multimillion dollar renovation by Ford Motor Co., which restored the Michigan Central Station to its past grandeur with a focus squarely on the future of mobility. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)