Waiting Room in Michigan Central Station, Detroit, Mich.

Description:

Color postcard depicting the waiting room in the Michigan Central Station, filled with carved wood benches. Printed on verso: Waiting Room in Michigan Central Station, Detroit, Mich. The New Michigan Central Station is located near Michigan Avenue, between fifteenth and seventeenth Streets, covers twenty-one acres and the total cost is $15,000,000.00. There will be eleven tracks in the station that will accommodate 135 passenger coaches. It will have all conveniences, such as a complete Drug Store with special facilities for the care of Invalids and Change Room where travelers can at nominal cost obtain Shower Baths and make a change of clothing. Accommodations for passengers will not be outdone by any Railroad Station in the World. Handwritten message on verso, postmarked Jul 2, 1923.

Date Issued:

1923-01-01T00:00:00Z

Data Provider:

Detroit Historical Society

Collection:

Postcard

Subject Topic:

Michigan Central Station, Train Stations, and Interiors

Rights:

No Copyright - United States

URL:

http://detroithistorical.pastperfectonline.com/archive/81A2B20A-0AA7-4E95-A3AE-490219381146