2018.136.025
Postcard
Michigan Central Station, Detroit, Mich.
One postcard of the Michigan Central Railroad Station in Detroit. The card has a colorized drawing that depicts a front corner view of the large 17-story office building and railroad station. Green printed text on the verso reads "Michigan Central Station, located near Michigan Avenue, between 15th and 17th Streets, covers 21 acres. Total cost, $15,000,000.00. There are 11 tracks in the station that will accommodate 135 passenger coaches. The accommodations for passengers will not be excelled by any railroad station in the world, as the conveniences include a drug store, with facilities of care of invalids, change rooms where travelers may at a nominal cost obtain shower baths and change clothing."
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