This 1986 photo was taken looking north from the Division Street overpass. The track below was the route of the GTW passenger and commuter trains that ran from Brush Street Station to Royal Oak, Pontiac and Durand. The Rickel & Co. silos still stand and are being used by Archer-Daniels- Midland. Note the rail spur in the lower right of the photograph. This passage has since been converted to a walking/bike path running from Jefferson, north to Gratiot and the Eastern Market.
All photos David Held
This 1999 photo, right, looking south, was taken from where the Rickel & Co. silos once stood (rubble on the left).
Right - 2-8-0 #406 enters the Dequindre Corridor, passes under East Grand Blvd. headed toward the Michigan Central freight yards. Below - Dequindre Cut with the Detroit Brewery and Schmidt's Brewery on the right and background.
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