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Yes there was a train derailment at the Washington/REO Town Station in the 1940's. This site REO Stationhas a photo of the accident including a couple other historical photos. I was actually in the attic last fall and you can see the new roof timb…
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The facade actually has some more work to be done and a semi-transparent metal mesh system will be installed between the horizontal precast on the 2nd and top level.
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The entrance and exit off of the Shiawassee Bridge will be a right turn only for traffic both entering and exiting the deck.
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Check out Christman's website where they have three different webcams for the project. You can get a good idea on what the North elevation will look like.
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Nothing official on the deck but massing is consistent with what has been released. Overhangs will not be brick and will be metal panels and grating; it should be a cool design giving the addition a modern look contrasted with the historic station.…
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For the addition the North facade will be brick and above the 1st floor small rectangular windows of varying length will be randomly placed. Closer to the river, again on the North facade, there will be a large all glass opening to capture the view…
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The West side of the building housed the turbines, while the East had the boilers and coal bunkers. If you notice on the East elevation roughly 2/3 thirds of the lower facade did not have windows and that is where the coal bunker were once located.…
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The beams that MichMatters referenced in the previous post are to remain and will be restored. The beams support the former overhead gantry crane that will also be restored and will remain within the building.