FINEST IN THE STATE
The New Michigan Central Depot Buildings To Be Built Here.
A Fine Structure of Stone, Brick and Tile.
The Buildings to Extend From Rose to Burdick-Sts.
- Improvements Amounting to $40,000.
It has long been a standing complaint in Kalamazoo that the Michigan Central railroad buildings were old rookeries and a disgrace to the road and city, and talk about improvements have been considered by the people only as chestnuts, but now comes a turning point.
Before next summer season will have past, the company will have completed improvements the cost of which will not be less than $40,000. This is a solid fact. The contract has been let to Bush & Patterson for the completion by August 1 of the new depot buildings. These structures will extend from Burdick to Rose-st. on the south side of the main tracks [...]
December 2, 1886
OCTOBER FIRST
Is the Time Set For the Michigan Central Improvements to be Completed.
[...] A chart has been prepared for the removal of the tracks as soon as the old depot is out of the way. The tile is all here for the roof of the new depot except one car load. The wood work on the inside goes on slowly, but an effort will be made to have the work here all completed and the tracks changed by Oct. 1. [...]
August 18, 1887
The old depot to be removed.
BEAUTIFUL GROUNDS.
The Improvements Around the New M. C. Depot.
The large grounds around the new Michigan Central depot will soon present a handsome appearance. On the south side of the depot there will be cement walks leading from the plank platform to Rose and Burdick-sts., about 280 feet in length. [...]
September 24, 1887
Cement side walks.
BREVITIES.
In appearance it will be very red. There is but a slight contrast in the color of the tile for the roof and the brick, and the stone and brick do not vary greatly in shade.
December 2, 1886
Nearly the first story of the new M. C. depot is up and it looks awful red.
April 27, 1887
"Awful red."
AROUND THE NEW DEPOT.
[...] Two new telegraph poles have been erected on Burdick-st. near the depot. [...]
The new depot will be lighted with gas jets from the sides an a patent gasburner in the center of both
the east and wes waiting rooms.
The furniture, settees, etc., for the new depot have not arrived - they are not completed, but temporary seats have
arrived and will soon be placed in position. Read more.
October 01, 1887
Hard wood paneling.
LAST OF THE OLD DEPOT.
Tom Hickey, the boss [unreadable] of the M. C., and a crew of 100 men completed the work of removing the old depot yesterday. Ropes attached to the switch engine were fastended to the old shell and the work was soon done. A large crowd witnessed the operation. The old building had done duty for 30 years.
October 4, 1887
1888 Battle Creek depot - definitely not recycled.