MICHIGAN CENTRAL STATION

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WAITING ROOM and TICKET LOBBY:

The General Waiting Room -- a Roman bathhouse-inspired cathedral
that epitomizes the grandeur and decay of the station.  [BUY PHOTO]

Early morning rays break into the great room.  [BUY PHOTO]

Pillars guard the bombed-out remains of the ticket windows.  [BUY PHOTO]

When pillars and arches are made out of paper mâché, they tend to fall apart easily over the years.  [BUY PHOTO]

Looking out one of the front windows.  [BUY PHOTO]

The tilework is slowly falling off of the arches revealing the terra cotta underneath.  [BUY PHOTO]

Another view of the ticket lobby.  [BUY PHOTO]

Water damage has caused entire sections of ceiling to collapse.  [BUY PHOTO]

Light from the great window moves slowly across the floor.  [BUY PHOTO]

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