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FORD MOTOR CO. — Construction scaffolding creates a latticework in the Grand Hall of Michigan Central Station.
The building, once owned by the Ambassador Bridge, has been brought back to its 1913 Beaux Arts grandeur that was once the tallest train station in the world, designed by Warren & Wetmore and Reed and Stem, who also designed New York’s Grand Central Terminal. The former blighted almost 500,000-square-foot building had long been an international embarrassment but was saved with the almost $1 billion restoration, which began in 2018 under the direction of Quinn Evans and PAU architects and contractors Christman Brinker.
The terminal was last used by Amtrak in 1988 but was abandoned, left exposed to the elements and numerous vandals that raided any valuable fixtures and surfaces. Staley said restorers were “lucky” work commenced when it did.The restoration was beset by two challenges – massive flooding and structural decay. There were half-a-million gallons of water in the basement and six feet of ice in the corners of the attic above the one-time waiting room now called the Grand Hall.
Some of the unique subprojects included the 20,000-square-foot Grand Hall’s three vaulted domes with almost 30,000 Guastavino tiles. The tiles had to be tapped for looseness, the vast majority were intact, and cleaned. And 8.6 miles of mortar was cut out and replaced to secure them. That took a year-and-a-half.“We used some decorative coatings to mirror the original finish without damaging the tile,” Staley said. “Because otherwise we would have destroyed the tile trying to get the soot off.
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