Gallery: Ford’s Reborn Michigan Central Station in Detroit

What It Was in 2013.

What It Became.

What It Was in 2018.

What It Became.

What It Was in 2018: the Great Hall.

What It Became: the Great Hall.

What It Became: The original flooring has been sanded, recoated and polished.

What It Was in 2018.

What It Became.

What It Was in 2018.

What It Became.

What It Was in 2018.

What It Became.

What It Was in 2018.

What It Became.

What It Was in 2018: South Concourse.

What It Became: South Concourse.

What It Became: a fiber-optic fun zone for kids.

What It Became: a fiber-optic fun zone for kids.

What It Was in 2018.

What It Became.

What It Became.

What It Became.

What It Was in 2018.

What It Became.

What It Was in 2018.

What It Became.

What It Became.

What It Was in 2013.

What It Became.

What It Was in 2018.

What It Became.

What It Became.

A view from the station rooftop as Ford celebrated its announcement in 2018 to refurbish the landmark.

Bill Ford Jr. talking with journalists in the Great Hall in 2018.

What It Became: Bill Ford's letter to visitors, on a large metal placard in the Great Hall.

An old neon Ford sign has a place in the "poster room."

What It Became.

What It Became.

The "poster room" provides a walk down Detroit's memory lane.

The "poster room" provides a walk down Detroit's memory lane.

An old railroad lantern.

What It Became: Six new "smart elevators" take you only to your authorized floor.

"The Cube" provides a video retrospective.

Marvin Gaye is featured in "The Cube," a scrolling historical video.

Even the bathrooms are spectacular.

What It Became: The south side of the station shows work still to be done, perhaps even activating passenger train service.

A rusty old railroad vehicle.

Old ticket stubs from the station's heyday.

What It Became: Some graffiti was saved for its artistic value.

What It Became: Some graffiti was saved for its artistic value.

What It Became: The Great Hall.

An old railway posted now hangs on the wall.

What It Became: The wavy storyboard walks through the building history.

What It Became.