The Reflection Garden 

Michigan Central Station and Reflection Garden Michigan Central Station is one of the great icons of Detroit, favored by apocalypse tourism, ruin-exploring hobbyists and documenters of the city's decline. Indeed, the turn-of-the-century Beaux-Arts terminus building, abandoned in 1988, is monumental in every sense and the splendid isolation in which it now finds itself can surely only highlight the extreme grandeur of the building. In 2009 the Station was officially recognised by the National Historic Preservation Act and now resembles something of a mainstream tourist attraction. Created as part of the Roosevelt Park Revival Project, 'The Reflection Garden' was a project lead by local community activist Phil Cooley; owner of Slow's restaurant opposite the station.

View of the station from Slow's Michigan Central Station is one of the great icons of Detroit, favored by apocalypse tourism, ruin-exploring hobbyists and documenters of the city's decline. Indeed, the turn-of-the-century Beaux-Arts terminus building, abandoned in 1988, is monumental in every sense and the splendid isolation in which it now finds itself can surely only highlight the extreme grandeur of the building. In 2009 the Station was officially recognised by the National Historic Preservation Act and now resembles something of a mainstream tourist attraction. Created as part of the Roosevelt Park Revival Project, 'The Reflection Garden' was a project lead by local community activist Phil Cooley; owner of Slow's restaurant opposite the station.

The Imagination Station Community activist Jeff DeBruyn created 'The Imagination Station' turning two empty properties opposite Michigan Grand Central into a grassroots arts center tackling antisocial activity. Since the project was launched, the historic area of Corktown has attracted a modest influx of international visitors and artists.

Douglas Scholes, Artist in Residence at The Imagination Station Canadian-based artist Douglas Scholes' residency sees the Imagination Station transformed into temporary ground-floor workshop and open studio. Originally from Montreal, his creative practise involves traditional wax pouring and casting methods creating ephemeral site-specific installations. Here, he is casting wax window panes to replace the building's smashed-out windows.