Faith is the strength by which a shattered world shall emerge into the light. – Helen Keller

There is a radical shift going on in Detroit. After facing economic decimation, Detroit has discovered that the old way of doing things isn’t cutting it anymore. There is a core group here looking to reinvent the Motor City into a creative hotspot. They believe that this once great city can rise again, emerging from the darkness into a bright new era.

And it’s working.

This image was captured in the bowels of Michigan Central Station. The light shining through the holes in the ceiling of the room above hit at just the right time to create this fantastic transitional scene, leaving you to ponder how everything could have gone so wrong for this magnificent building. And the city that it sits in.

Yet the light above acts as a beacon to brighter days ahead. It’ll take work, but hard work is nothing new to Detroit.  The city – like MCS – can still be salvaged for a better future. It’s not too late.

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For more of MCS see my full Flickr gallery featuring Michigan Central Station

NOTE: I’d like to give a very special shout out to Jamie Favreau who helped me come up with the ideas contained in here. You can follow her on Twitter to keep up with Red Wings news and all other things related to Detroit. Thanks Jamie!

Check out the FutureMidwest conference to see some of the positive things happening in Detroit, and follow the conversation on Twitter at the #FMW11 hashtag.

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