Over the past couple of years, I’ve become a bit obsessed with this large structure known as Michigan Central Station in Detroit, Michigan. Those of you who have been long-time readers of this site know that I’ve been itching to get a chance to see this place in person for a very long time and over this past weekend, I finally was able to do just that.

I took a small roadtrip last week that led me north and then west from New York City. One of the stops on my trip was Detroit, Michigan, a city that has become the poster-child for America in industrial decline. There’s been a lot written about the abandonment of Detroit so I’ll save you the essay and just show off some photos I took while I was there. I understand that certain people of Detroit highly discourage photographers visiting Detroit only to document its slow crumble, but in my defense it’s not like this sort of subject is new in my line of work — I’ve been photographing abandoned spaces for years and just haven’t gotten a chance to visit this gold-mine of a place.

From what I understand, the Michigan Central Station has been abandoned since the late 80′s putting the building through about 20 years of Detroit winters, brutally hot summers, and obviously a ton of vandals and squatters. One peek inside the building and you wouldn’t be surprised at what you can find in there — graffiti (lots of it bad), lots of debris, and a whole lot of broken walls. It’s the kind of place I’ve seen over and over again in photos and yet still find completely new and fresh. I can’t quite explain it…I guess you just have to be into this sort of stuff. So anyway, if you are into this sort of stuff, you can click the link below to look at a gallery of images I’ve uploaded from this building.

LINK: Michigan Central Station at hermanyung.com.