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*exitspeed* · 02-07-2011, 11:02 AM

Thanks to Dane's buddy Grant I got to go to the Michigan Central Station for some urban exploring and amazing photo op. It was one of the coolest things I've ever done in my life. This building is amazing and sad at the same time.

Enjoy.

*Yuri* · 02-07-2011, 01:27 PM

Glad to see you made it out there, that place is amazing.
What brought you to Detroit?

lucky7 · 02-07-2011, 01:48 PM

NAIAS.

nice pics, bummer i missed it.

SlideWell · 02-07-2011, 01:53 PM

very cool. looks really cold up there. i can see it in the mans face lol.

*exitspeed* · 02-07-2011, 02:01 PM

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Originally Posted by Yuri

Glad to see you made it out there, that place is amazing.
What brought you to Detroit?

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Originally Posted by lucky7

NAIAS.

nice pics, bummer i missed it.

Yep, NAIAS. I go every year.

Bummed you missed out too. We miiiight make a trip in Summer. I'd really like to so I can enjoy the city instead of freezing my ass off the whole time.

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Originally Posted by SlideWell

very cool. looks really cold up there. i can see it in the mans face lol.

Yeah it was cold. Funny thing was we were all pretty cold the whole time. But once we got to the roof, after about 10 min we all were freezing. My toes and fingers were just frozen. Once we started making our way back down we all felt fine again. Pretty crazy how quick that happens.

axiomatik · 02-07-2011, 02:11 PM

such an awesome building. great pics.

lucky7 · 02-07-2011, 04:10 PM

i heard you had to go in through the basement.

the first time i ever did that, i was by myself. no joke.

transformers.

i cant tell which direction he's going, but this looks about right. paint looks different though.

Teddy · 02-07-2011, 04:14 PM

Of the 4 months that I was in Michigan I never really got a chance to explore places like this. Only the Highland Park Ford Factory at 1am. lol.

*exitspeed* · 02-07-2011, 04:19 PM

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Originally Posted by lucky7

i heard you had to go in through the basement.

the first time i ever did that, i was by myself. no joke.

transformers.

i cant tell which direction he's going, but this looks about right. paint looks different though.

Yeah we went through the basement. I don't know how the fuck you did that alone? I woulda started crying in a corner. Shit was cool as fuck though.

So where we going if we come in Summer?

lucky7 · 02-07-2011, 05:09 PM

hell, i don't know. :lol: summer is fun though. baseball games, people walking all over the place, old bars, etc, etc.

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Originally Posted by Teddy

Of the 4 months that I was in Michigan I never really got a chance to explore places like this. Only the Highland Park Ford Factory at 1am. lol.

shit, now you're a nut job. highland park is no joke, lol. you're talking about the model T factory right on woodward by the train tracks? they still use that shit.

Teddy · 02-07-2011, 10:31 PM

Yeah it was the factory right off Woodward by the CVS or Walgreens.

There was a completely bullet proof Subway across the street. They don't mess around in that neighborhood. Haha.

That factory is actually only used as storage now, so it's pretty much empty and CREEPY as hell.

lucky7 · 02-08-2011, 05:04 AM

a friend and i went to the old, abandoned police station in HP. that shit was crazy. we were in the basement, someone was upstairs and throwing shit down the steps. creeped me the fuck out.

what were you doing in detroit? i'm in lansing at school right now, but i miss the shit already..

Teddy · 02-08-2011, 05:16 AM

I was working on a film out there because Michigan has a crazy tax incentive for movies so I guess it's a super popular place for film right now.

I was working on this. Actually a lot of this preview takes place in the Highland Park Ford Factory. We shot there for a good two weeks, but I was there for about 3 because of set up and tear down. Super creepy place.

From 0:20 - 0:34 is all in the factory and then little bits and pieces.

lucky7 · 02-08-2011, 06:21 AM

i'll have to check it out when i get out of class. but yeah, the previous governor made making movies here a really good gig. there are film studios popping up around here now, which is good because people need some place to work. there are a few people complaining that it isn't fair, and that they should bump the taxes rates back up...

anyhow, did you happen to see anything else around the city? it's still kind of underground, but Detroit is becoming a mecca for art. hasn't quite popped up on the mainstream radar yet, but anything and everything art related is happening there. it's actually very cool, but most have no idea.

yeah Mel, come back in the summer time and we'll wander around the city. you get a better idea of what it's all about when the weather is nice. people come out of hiding and things happen. pretty much january to when the nice weather hits, people get really tired of the weather and get depressed. lol.

Dirty Habit · 02-08-2011, 05:08 PM

Awesome pictures. A friend of mine has been an extra in TONS of movies over the last year or so in Detroit. He just recently moved when he got into a really exclusive directors school.
Detroit it where its at. Hopefully it helps the city out. It needs it.

MandTPhotography · 02-08-2011, 05:13 PM

Been there, shit is bananas.

Also went during the 2009 Powertour. Sooooo sick.

***Future240*** · 02-08-2011, 07:59 PM

As usual awesome pics Mel. Urban exploring looks like it would be a killer time.

lucky7 · 02-08-2011, 08:10 PM

i was real happy to see the 40's.

lucky7 · 02-08-2011, 09:34 PM

YouTube - Johnny Knoxville: Detroit Lives Part 1 of 3

Gnnr · 02-08-2011, 09:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by exitspeed

This building is amazing and sad at the same time.

Why sad? Whats the story behind it? Looks cool in ghost town way.

lucky7 · 02-09-2011, 05:19 AM

because of this.

hmm, i'm doing it wrong.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Coj7...68DE337BAC5A84

*exitspeed* · 02-09-2011, 08:07 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by lucky7

because of this.

hmm, i'm doing it wrong.
YouTube - Michigan Central Station - 1987

Yeah, that. That makes me even more sad for it.

axiomatik · 02-09-2011, 11:03 AM

man, crazy that it still looked so good as recently as 1987. very sad.

*exitspeed* · 02-09-2011, 12:03 PM

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Originally Posted by axiomatik

man, crazy that it still looked so good as recently as 1987. very sad.

That's what I thought. It's amazing what can happen in such a short period of time.

I really hope they restore this building. They did it with the Westin Book Cadillac Hotel downtown and that was in similar shape. It cost $200 million to fix and it sounds like that's how much it's going to cost to fix the MCS.

Teddy · 02-09-2011, 12:43 PM

Wow, it's really sad what can happen to such a rich building in under 100 years. 30 years, really.

Man, I'd really love to go explore stuff like this. Maybe I'll go back to Detroit just to go see some stuff.

lucky7 · 02-09-2011, 01:28 PM

the train station closed in '88. i honestly think it's too far-gone to restore.

the grand ballroom at the book cadillac.
before:

now:

i believe that 2nd one is the correct room.

Str8 Rippin · 02-12-2011, 02:43 PM

Mel your pics are so fake there is no way you got in there!

J/k it was good taking you guys up there for a few photos and 40's. I have a small video I'm editing of the trip up to the top should be good for some lulz.

HyperTek · 02-12-2011, 03:46 PM

wasnt this the place where that gay superhero porn was being filmed when someone went to take pics and saw it happening?

Str8 Rippin · 02-12-2011, 04:20 PM

Lol no that was the packard plant and I was there along with lucky7

*exitspeed* · 02-13-2011, 06:37 AM

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Originally Posted by Str8 Rippin

Mel your pics are so fake there is no way you got in there!

J/k it was good taking you guys up there for a few photos and 40's. I have a small video I'm editing of the trip up to the top should be good for some lulz.

Awesome. Looking forward to it.

02-07-2011, 11:02 AM	#1
exitspeed aWingThing.com Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Milwaukee, WI Age: 41 Posts: 20,898 Trader Rating: (1) Feedback Score: 1 reviews	Michigan Central Station Thanks to Dane's buddy Grant I got to go to the Michigan Central Station for some urban exploring and amazing photo op. It was one of the coolest things I've ever done in my life. This building is amazing and sad at the same time. Enjoy. __________________ What I do for a living...www.mhrussell.com

02-07-2011, 01:48 PM	#3
lucky7 Post Whore! Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Oakland (OT) Michigan Age: 36 Posts: 3,353 Trader Rating: (0) Rides Gallery: lucky7 Feedback Score: 0 reviews	NAIAS. nice pics, bummer i missed it. __________________ -Dane

02-07-2011, 02:11 PM	#6
axiomatik Post Whore! Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: ATL Posts: 4,697 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	such an awesome building. great pics. __________________

02-07-2011, 04:10 PM	#7
lucky7 Post Whore! Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Oakland (OT) Michigan Age: 36 Posts: 3,353 Trader Rating: (0) Rides Gallery: lucky7 Feedback Score: 0 reviews	i heard you had to go in through the basement. the first time i ever did that, i was by myself. no joke. transformers. i cant tell which direction he's going, but this looks about right. paint looks different though. __________________ -Dane

02-07-2011, 04:14 PM	#8
Teddy Post Whore! Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: AutoFactory REALIZE Posts: 5,213 Trader Rating: (44) Feedback Score: 44 reviews	Of the 4 months that I was in Michigan I never really got a chance to explore places like this. Only the Highland Park Ford Factory at 1am. lol. __________________ www.realize-jp.net

02-07-2011, 10:31 PM	#11
Teddy Post Whore! Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: AutoFactory REALIZE Posts: 5,213 Trader Rating: (44) Feedback Score: 44 reviews	Yeah it was the factory right off Woodward by the CVS or Walgreens. There was a completely bullet proof Subway across the street. They don't mess around in that neighborhood. Haha. That factory is actually only used as storage now, so it's pretty much empty and CREEPY as hell. __________________ www.realize-jp.net

02-08-2011, 05:04 AM	#12
lucky7 Post Whore! Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Oakland (OT) Michigan Age: 36 Posts: 3,353 Trader Rating: (0) Rides Gallery: lucky7 Feedback Score: 0 reviews	a friend and i went to the old, abandoned police station in HP. that shit was crazy. we were in the basement, someone was upstairs and throwing shit down the steps. creeped me the fuck out. what were you doing in detroit? i'm in lansing at school right now, but i miss the shit already.. __________________ -Dane

02-08-2011, 05:16 AM	#13
Teddy Post Whore! Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: AutoFactory REALIZE Posts: 5,213 Trader Rating: (44) Feedback Score: 44 reviews	I was working on a film out there because Michigan has a crazy tax incentive for movies so I guess it's a super popular place for film right now. I was working on this. Actually a lot of this preview takes place in the Highland Park Ford Factory. We shot there for a good two weeks, but I was there for about 3 because of set up and tear down. Super creepy place. From 0:20 - 0:34 is all in the factory and then little bits and pieces. __________________ www.realize-jp.net

02-08-2011, 06:21 AM	#14
lucky7 Post Whore! Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Oakland (OT) Michigan Age: 36 Posts: 3,353 Trader Rating: (0) Rides Gallery: lucky7 Feedback Score: 0 reviews	i'll have to check it out when i get out of class. but yeah, the previous governor made making movies here a really good gig. there are film studios popping up around here now, which is good because people need some place to work. there are a few people complaining that it isn't fair, and that they should bump the taxes rates back up... anyhow, did you happen to see anything else around the city? it's still kind of underground, but Detroit is becoming a mecca for art. hasn't quite popped up on the mainstream radar yet, but anything and everything art related is happening there. it's actually very cool, but most have no idea. yeah Mel, come back in the summer time and we'll wander around the city. you get a better idea of what it's all about when the weather is nice. people come out of hiding and things happen. pretty much january to when the nice weather hits, people get really tired of the weather and get depressed. lol. __________________ -Dane

02-08-2011, 05:08 PM	#15
Dirty Habit Nissanaholic! Join Date: May 2007 Location: Ann Arbor, MI Posts: 2,069 Trader Rating: (3) Rides Gallery: Dirty Habit Feedback Score: 3 reviews	Awesome pictures. A friend of mine has been an extra in TONS of movies over the last year or so in Detroit. He just recently moved when he got into a really exclusive directors school. Detroit it where its at. Hopefully it helps the city out. It needs it. __________________ 1982 280zx Turbo

02-08-2011, 05:13 PM	#16
MandTPhotography Zilvia Addict Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Wilmington, NC Posts: 801 Trader Rating: (2) Feedback Score: 2 reviews	Been there, shit is bananas. Also went during the 2009 Powertour. Sooooo sick.

02-08-2011, 08:10 PM	#18
lucky7 Post Whore! Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Oakland (OT) Michigan Age: 36 Posts: 3,353 Trader Rating: (0) Rides Gallery: lucky7 Feedback Score: 0 reviews	i was real happy to see the 40's. __________________ -Dane

02-08-2011, 09:34 PM	#19
lucky7 Post Whore! Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Oakland (OT) Michigan Age: 36 Posts: 3,353 Trader Rating: (0) Rides Gallery: lucky7 Feedback Score: 0 reviews	YouTube - Johnny Knoxville: Detroit Lives Part 1 of 3 __________________ -Dane

02-09-2011, 05:19 AM	#21
lucky7 Post Whore! Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Oakland (OT) Michigan Age: 36 Posts: 3,353 Trader Rating: (0) Rides Gallery: lucky7 Feedback Score: 0 reviews	because of this. hmm, i'm doing it wrong. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Coj7...68DE337BAC5A84 __________________ -Dane

02-09-2011, 11:03 AM	#23
axiomatik Post Whore! Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: ATL Posts: 4,697 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	man, crazy that it still looked so good as recently as 1987. very sad. __________________

02-09-2011, 12:43 PM	#25
Teddy Post Whore! Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: AutoFactory REALIZE Posts: 5,213 Trader Rating: (44) Feedback Score: 44 reviews	Wow, it's really sad what can happen to such a rich building in under 100 years. 30 years, really. Man, I'd really love to go explore stuff like this. Maybe I'll go back to Detroit just to go see some stuff. __________________ www.realize-jp.net

02-09-2011, 01:28 PM	#26
lucky7 Post Whore! Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Oakland (OT) Michigan Age: 36 Posts: 3,353 Trader Rating: (0) Rides Gallery: lucky7 Feedback Score: 0 reviews	the train station closed in '88. i honestly think it's too far-gone to restore. the grand ballroom at the book cadillac. before: now: i believe that 2nd one is the correct room. __________________ -Dane

02-12-2011, 02:43 PM	#27
Str8 Rippin Leaky Injector Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Detroit Age: 35 Posts: 98 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Mel your pics are so fake there is no way you got in there! J/k it was good taking you guys up there for a few photos and 40's. I have a small video I'm editing of the trip up to the top should be good for some lulz. __________________ -Grant

02-12-2011, 03:46 PM	#28
HyperTek Post Whore! Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Cali Posts: 13,222 Trader Rating: (3) Feedback Score: 3 reviews	wasnt this the place where that gay superhero porn was being filmed when someone went to take pics and saw it happening? __________________ Keep it Classy

02-12-2011, 04:20 PM	#29
Str8 Rippin Leaky Injector Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Detroit Age: 35 Posts: 98 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Lol no that was the packard plant and I was there along with lucky7 __________________ -Grant

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