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| address = Beaubien Street between [[Monroe Street (Detroit)|Monroe Street]] and Lafayette Boulevard<br/>[[Detroit]], [[Michigan]]
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'''Greektown station''' is a [[Detroit People Mover]] station in [[Downtown Detroit|downtown]] [[Detroit]], [[Michigan]]. It is located on Beaubien Street at Monroe Street in the [[Greektown Historic District]], for which it is named. The station's lobby is located inside [[Hollywood Casino at Greektown]], connected to the platform by a skybridge.
'''Greektown station''' is a [[Detroit People Mover]] station in [[Downtown Detroit|downtown]] [[Detroit]], [[Michigan]]. It is located on Beaubien Street at Monroe Street in the [[Greektown Historic District]], for which it is named. The station's lobby is located inside [[Hollywood Casino at Greektown]], connected to the platform structure by a short [[Skybridges|skybridge]]. Its exterior features a large [[Neon lighting|neon]] sculpture designed by [[Stephen Antonakos]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Conn |first=Pamela |last2=Marx |first2=Sue |date=1988 |title=Art in the Stations: Detroit People Mover |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JxEAGGJrOPw |type=Video |via=[[YouTube]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=Walt |first=Irene |title=Art in the Stations: The Detroit People Mover |publisher=Art in the Stations Committee |year=2004 |isbn=0-9745392-0-1 |location=}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |first= |title=Art in the Stations |publisher=Detroit Transportation Corporation |year=2006}}</ref>


Greektown serves the casino property and the wider Greektown district, and is the nearest People Mover station to [[Second Baptist Church (Detroit, Michigan)|Second Baptist Church]], the [[Frank Murphy Hall of Justice]], and the Wayne County Jail.<ref>{{Cite book |title=Station Guide |date=2024-04-25 |publisher=[[Detroit People Mover]]}}</ref> As of 2014, it was the busiest station on the People Mover, tallying ridership of 559,048 that year.<ref>{{cite web|last=Lawrence |first=Eric D |url=http://www.freep.com/story/news/local/michigan/detroit/2015/06/24/grand-circus-people-mover/29246171/ |title=People Mover's Grand Circus Station back in service |publisher=Detroit Free Press |date=2015-06-24 |access-date=2015-08-27}}</ref>
The station serves the casino property and the wider Greektown district, and is the nearest People Mover station to [[Second Baptist Church (Detroit, Michigan)|Second Baptist Church]], the [[Frank Murphy Hall of Justice]], and the Wayne County Jail.<ref>{{Cite book |title=Station Guide |date=2024-04-25 |publisher=[[Detroit People Mover]]}}</ref> In 2014, it was the busiest station on the People Mover, tallying a ridership of 559,048 that year.<ref>{{cite web|last=Lawrence |first=Eric D |url=http://www.freep.com/story/news/local/michigan/detroit/2015/06/24/grand-circus-people-mover/29246171/ |title=People Mover's Grand Circus Station back in service |publisher=Detroit Free Press |date=2015-06-24 |access-date=2015-08-27}}</ref>

From September 2011 to September 2012, the station was officially known as '''MetroPCS-Greektown,''' under a sponsorship deal with cellular carrier [[Metro by T-Mobile|MetroPCS]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Wayland |first=Michael |date=2011-09-12 |title=Pugh, others to ceremoniously unveil Detroit People Mover MetroPCS-Greektown Station |url=https://www.mlive.com/news/detroit/2011/09/pugh_other_officials_to_ceremo.html |access-date= |website=[[MLive]] |language=en}}</ref>


==See also==
==See also==

Latest revision as of 05:48, 30 April 2024

For the light rail station in Salt Lake City, Utah, see Old GreekTown station.

Greektown
General information
LocationBeaubien Street and Monroe Street
Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
Coordinates42°20′05″N 83°02′32″W / 42.33459°N 83.04236°W / 42.33459; -83.04236
Owned byDetroit Transportation Corporation
Platforms1 side platform
Tracks1
Construction
Structure typeElevated
AccessibleYes
History
OpenedJuly 31, 1987
Previous namesMetroPCS-Greektown (2011–12)
Services
Preceding station Detroit People Mover Following station
Bricktown
One-way operation
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Greektown station is a Detroit People Mover station in downtown Detroit, Michigan. It is located on Beaubien Street at Monroe Street in the Greektown Historic District, for which it is named. The station's lobby is located inside Hollywood Casino at Greektown, connected to the platform structure by a short skybridge. Its exterior features a large neon sculpture designed by Stephen Antonakos.[1][2][3]

The station serves the casino property and the wider Greektown district, and is the nearest People Mover station to Second Baptist Church, the Frank Murphy Hall of Justice, and the Wayne County Jail.[4] In 2014, it was the busiest station on the People Mover, tallying a ridership of 559,048 that year.[5]

From September 2011 to September 2012, the station was officially known as MetroPCS-Greektown, under a sponsorship deal with cellular carrier MetroPCS.[6]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Conn, Pamela; Marx, Sue (1988). "Art in the Stations: Detroit People Mover" (Video) – via YouTube.
  2. ^ Walt, Irene (2004). Art in the Stations: The Detroit People Mover. Art in the Stations Committee. ISBN 0-9745392-0-1.
  3. ^ Art in the Stations. Detroit Transportation Corporation. 2006.
  4. ^ Station Guide. Detroit People Mover. April 25, 2024.
  5. ^ Lawrence, Eric D (June 24, 2015). "People Mover's Grand Circus Station back in service". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved August 27, 2015.
  6. ^ Wayland, Michael (September 12, 2011). "Pugh, others to ceremoniously unveil Detroit People Mover MetroPCS-Greektown Station". MLive.

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