DETROIT -- An official says the shuttered Michigan Central train depot in Detroit could get $80 million in renovations over the next three years.
The Detroit Free Press reports (http://on.freep.com/1y5UJdI ) Detroit International Bridge Co. President Dan Stamper disclosed the plan last week while before Detroit City Council.
Depot owner Manuel (Matty) Moroun also owns the nearby Ambassador Bridge. The depot was built in 1913 and fell into disrepair after rail service ended in 1988. It stands, mostly hollowed out, just outside of downtown. Moroun bought the building in 1990s.
The building was designed by the same architects responsible for New York's Grand Central Terminal. Over the years, plans to turn the Michigan Central train depot into a casino, a headquarters for Detroit police and a trade center haven't materialized.
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