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| Peter Dudley shared Detroit's Brush Street Station (1867-1973) was demolished shortly after this Fred Zatirka photograph was shot. Everything in this image (including the streets) soon made way for today's GM Renaissance Center. Detroit & Milwaukee Railroad (D&M) moved to this east riverfront terminal in 1852. The original building, which was shared by Great Western Railway (GWR) and Michigan Southern & Northern Indiana Railroad (MS&NI) was destroyed during an 1866 fire, which broke out on a ferry docked nearby. There were more than a few fatalities. Fred Zatirka post Here is a photo I took in the early 70’s of the Grand Trunk railroad depot. The Depot dated back to the pre civil war era and was located at Brush and Atwater street, right around the corner from the entrance to the Detroit Windsor tunnel. The large building and grain silos behind the depot were for the Robin Hood flour mill. All these structures were demolished to make way for Ren Cen. My apologies for the quality of the photo. It was an old Polaroid that didn’t age very well. |
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| Charles Geletzke Jr. posted A view of the GTW's Brush Street Depot in Detroit, Michigan on October 22, 1966. (C. H. Geletzke, Jr. photo) |
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| Charles Geletzke Jr. posted This was the GTW's Outbound Freight House at City Yard in Detroit, Michigan as seen on March 23, 1975. (C. H. Geletzke, Jr. photo) Jerry Klopfer: You showed several GTW freight houses in Detroit recently. Can you give dates as to when GTW quit using them and if they were subsequently used by other entities? Charles Geletzke Jr.: Jerry Klopfer: I do not know exactly. The GTW had four Freight Houses in Detroit, the Inbound and the Outbound at City Yard, Trombly Ave., and Avery Ave. At one time they also had another at West Detroit. This is just a guess, I believe their LCL service stopped in about 1962??? All continued to be used for other purposes; but I cannot say for sure what they were. The one at Avery ave. became the office and equipment storage area for the Corn Sweetener or "Food Term." |
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| Charles Geletzke Jr. posted Track diagram of GTW Brush St. Depot and City Yard in Detroit, Michigan in 1975. (C. H. Geletzke, Jr. collection) Steve Lucas: Interesting to see the connection to the ferry slip to run cars to/from Windsor. This plan explains how Detroit and Windsor passenger car ferry service was possible. Charles Geletzke Jr.: Steve Lucas: What was especially interesting, was when they ran Hockey Specials! Ben Higdon: Fascinating map! Are tracks running north-south in front of the depot for serving Robinhood Flour? And one of them seems to be a spur off the Detroit Street Rwy? Charles Geletzke Jr.: Ben Higdon: Yes, Robin Hood Flour. The track was still there into the street right to the end; but I never learned what its purpose was. Steve Burns: I see that map still shows the depot and adjacent tracks. In 1973 they were removed, except for several carferry support tracks, and the mainline was torn out for 2 blocks to St. Antoine St. [Some comments identify this as a 1945 drawing.] |
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| Dennis DeBruler commented on Charles post 1940/40 Detroit Quad @ 24,000 |
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| Charles Geletzke Jr. posted One more view of the GTW Car Ferry Slip at City Yard in Detroit, Michigan as seen on October 22, 1966. (C. H. Geletzke, Jr. photo) |
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