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   From 1884 to 1913, the Michigan Central Railroad in Detroit used a depot at 3rd and Jefferson in the downtown area.  The railroad was successful and quickly outgrew the old  terminal. The decision was made to build a larger station in a location in southwest Detroit near the entrance to an underwater tunnel.  The railroad began acquiring land in the Corktown area on the southern west side

     By 1910, the Michigan Central acquired enough land for their terminal complex and the adjacent Roosevelt Park.  Included in the project was the three story station and an 18 story office building.  The architects for the project were Warren and Wetmore of New York and Reed and Stem of Saint Paul.  The building style was Beaux Arts.

     The project required 8 million bricks, one hundred cubic feet of stone, and 7 thousand tons of structural steel.  The foundation required 20 thousand cubic yards of concrete. The railroad spent 16 million dollars on the new station, office building, and the under water railroad tunnel.

     The project was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1975.

     Unfortunately due to decreased passengers, the depot closed in 1988.  It was abandoned and deteriorated over the years.

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    The South Bend Cubs are a minor league of the Midwest league.  They are a High A affiliate of the Chicago Cubs.  They have been at South Bend since 2015. They play their home games at Four Winds Field at Coveski Stadium.In 2013, an agreement was signed with the Pokagon Band of the Pot anatomy Indians for naming rights of Four Winds Field.

     Previously, the South Bend White Sox played at Four Winds from 1988 to 1997. From an affiliate of the Arizona Diamond Backs played in South Bend from 1998 to 2014.

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     The Blossomland Bridge is a bascule type bridge over the Saint Joseph River  on M63.  It is located in Saint Joseph, Michigan. Construction took place in 1947-1948.  It was completed in 1949.it was designed by consulting engineers Hazelet and Erdal from Chicago. The general contractor was W.J. Meagher and Sons from Bay City. Fee was $747,497. American Bridge and Company supplied and erected the bridge.Fee was $512,240

     The bridge has seven spans. There is Scherzer rolling lift bascule main span.  The bascule span and 2 flanking spans are built of steel.deck plate girders.The northernmost and the three southernmost spans are steel stringer.  The main span is supported by machinery containing concrete piers. The approaches are supported by four column concrete piers.  The abutment and wing walls are made of concrete. At the southern corner is a stair case which leads to the location of a former railroad.

     The total length of the bridge is 713 feet.  Width is 57.8 feet.  The longest span is 164 feet.  It was listed in the National Register of Historic Places on 12/17/1999.

     The bridge was rehab bed in 1966.

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