DETROIT – Michigan Central Station announced it will offer guided tours and open its first restaurant in four decades.
The guided tour announcement comes after the station saw 167,000 visitors using the free self-guided tours of the revitalized building since it reopened in June. In partnership with Detroit History Tours, experts will talk about the building’s restoration and guide visitors through the station’s ground floor, including areas not accessible to the general public.
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Tickets will be required for the guided tours. Visit the station’s website for more information on accessibility, pricing, hours, parking and photography policies.
“Detroit History Tours is honored to be powering tours of The Station,” said Bailey Sisoy-Moore, the Hamtramck-based company’s owner. “From The Station’s legendary past to its exciting future, we are excited to share this landmark’s story with the world.”
Yellow Light Coffee & Donuts will open in the station’s historic retail arcade. This will be the building’s first food-and-beverage place since the station’s closure in 1988. It will be located right off the station’s east entrance. It will offer take-out and dine-in options daily—more information on hours will be announced later.
“Offering our in-house roasted coffee, scratch-made doughnuts and biscuit sandwiches to Corktown and Southwest is beyond exciting for our growth in Detroit,” said Christine Driscoll, one of the co-founders of the coffee shop. “We’re also humbled that we will be part of this newest chapter in The Station’s history starting this fall.”
The coffee is hiring for the station location. Anyone interested in working there can send their resume to hr@inlawhospitality.com.
Michigan Central Station reopened in June after a six-year restoration by Ford Motor Company. It initially closed down for nearly four decades.