For the past three decades, Michigan Central Station has stood vacant, an obligatory stop on the ruin-porn tour of Detroit. “You hear these words a lot: ‘The new Detroit.’ What happens to people who’ve been with Detroit in its darkest days?”To appreciate what’s at stake, it’s important to understand how Detroit got to where it is today. Brian Snyder / Reuters Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan speaks during a panel discussion about investing in Detroit at Harvard University. The owners of a 128,000-foot warehouse behind Michigan Central Station put it up for sale in mid-April. JEWEL SAMAD via Getty Images A man walks past street art along a main road in downtown Detroit.

Source: Huffington Post April 28, 2018 09:45 UTC