Up today is a photo of the old Michigan Central Station that was located just east the present intersection of Pelletier & McKay. The photo dates to July, 1976.
In November, 1996, the station was the victim of an arsonist, and it burned to the ground. Even today, as you can see in the aerial photos the old platform is still visible. Any memories of the old station out there?
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I remember the station well. My Grandparents built and lived in the home west of the station on the north side of Pelletier. The first home after Station Lunch. The grocery store on the corner of Pelletier and McKay was their business De Vittori Grocery. My grandfather helped build the station as well as the train tunnel before he built the grocery store. They lived in the store's upper level with his 2 brothers until he managed to build his home. One of his brothers built the home directly across the street from my grandparents home and the third brother stayed in the stores upper level. I have some excellent old memories from that time.
My early sojourn (1953 or so) in Windsor working at the CN Telegraph office on Ouellette next to the Canada Building and the Honey Dew restaurant involved checking out the New York Central Railway station and the Station Lunch. Met the neighbourhood people there, Pat Ryan and the Hanson brothers from Currie Ave. and I recall we all liked the food. The tunnel under the tracks (to avoid the electrified "third rail" to meet trains from St. Thomas, Buffalo, etc. and heading for the tunnel) was great fun and for "hanging out".