Ann Arbor’s interurban era is on full display here: a small brick depot signed “Detroit United Lines — Waiting Room — Ticket Office” sits beside curving trolley tracks on the 100 block of West Huron Street. A man stands near the entrance, and the building at left advertises roller skating — a reminder that this was a busy, everyday corner, not just a rail stop.
Detroit United Lines (also known as the Detroit United Railway) ran electric interurban service linking Ann Arbor with nearby towns and Detroit before buses and cars took over. Sources place the Ann Arbor interurban terminal at Huron and Ashley, and this photo matches that location.
What have you heard about the interurban in Ann Arbor — or where this waiting room sat compared with today’s streetscape?
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