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Michigan Central Depot was busy, Bill Worden recalled of his visit to the station in the 1940s during its heyday. People walked all around, catching trains and visiting the restaurant and other amenities the station offered. Worden bought a candy bar from a round stand in the middle of the grand waiting room that seemed overwhelming to a young man.
“It was pretty overwhelming to a 5- or 6-year-old,” said Worden, who is now 75 and the former director of historic designation in Detroit. “In the late ’40s, it was a very busy space. There wasn’t much to compare it to. What other place in Detroit was that busy? Maybe a big church, but people lined up in pews and were quiet. The depot was pretty impressive and pretty noisy.”
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