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Michigan Central Railroad Engine Repair Shops, also known as the Tonn and Blank Building, was a historic railroad engine repair building located at Michigan City, LaPorte County, Indiana. It was built in 1851–1852 by the Michigan Central Railroad. It was constructed of Joliet limestone and measured 255 feet long and 62 feet wide.
Bounded by Michigan Boulevard and 11th, Pine, and 6th Sts., Michigan City, Indiana Coordinates 41°42′49″N 86°53′35″W / 41.71361°N 86.89306°W / 41.71361; -86
Michigan City is a city in LaPorte County, Indiana, United States. It had a population of 32,075 at the 2020 census . Located along Lake Michigan in the Michiana region, the city is about 45 miles (72 km) east of Chicago and is 40 miles (64 km) west of South Bend .
Franklin Street Commercial Historic District is a national historic district located at Michigan City, LaPorte County, Indiana.The district encompasses 73 contributing buildings and 1 contributing object in the central business district and surrounding residential section of Michigan City.
LaPorte County [5] is a county located in the U.S. state of Indiana. As of 2020, the population was 112,417. [6] The county seat is the city of La Porte, [7] and the largest city is Michigan City. This county is part of the Northwest Indiana and Michiana regions of the Chicago metropolitan area.
The first repair shops were built in 1851 and located on 20 acres of waterfront property in Detroit, Michigan. In 1873 they were moved to a larger plot of land on the west side of the city along Livernois Avenue, then consisting of two roundhouses and car repair shops. [ 6 ]
The shops were originally constructed in 1904–1908 by the Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago & St Louis Railway (the "Big Four"), servicing a network stretching across the Midwest into Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, and Ohio. The facility was used as the company's repair shop for steam locomotives and passenger and freight cars. [1]
Haskell and Barker Historic District is a national historic district located at Michigan City, LaPorte County, Indiana. The district encompasses 205 contributing buildings, 3 contributing structures, and 1 contributing object in a predominantly residential section of Michigan City. The district is named for the Haskell and Barker manufacturing ...