---
title: "History Channel Documentary on Detroit and Michigan Central Station Airs This Sunday"
description: "The documentary narrated by Academy Award Winner J.K. Simmons tells the story of real Detroiters."
date: "2018-06-30"
modified: "2018-06-30"
authors:
  - name: "Jerry Perez"
    job_title: "Deputy Editor"
    link: "https://www.thedrive.com/authors/jerry-perez"
url: "https://www.thedrive.com/news/21870/history-channel-documentary-on-detroit-and-michigan-central-station-airs-this-sunday"
categories:
  - "Culture"
  - "History"
  - "News"
tags:
  - "Detroit"
  - "Engineering"
  - "Michigan"
  - "tv show"
---

# History Channel Documentary on Detroit and Michigan Central Station Airs This Sunday

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A video documentary titled 'Detroit: Comeback City' will air on the History Channel this Sunday, July 1.

The heartfelt story of many Detroiters will be narrated by popular American actor and Academy Award winner J.K. Simmons, who will dive deep into [Detroit's turnaround story](<https://www.thedrive.com/news/21447/ford-is-the-new-official-owner-of-the-iconic-michigan-central-station>) as it goes from being one of the poorest and most dangerous cities in the United States to a rising metropolis that now attracts top talent from business and individuals alike.

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**Ford**

The documentary will also take a long, hard look at the iconic Michigan Central Station, which opened in 1913 and was the tallest rail station in the world. For many of those visiting the Motor City, Michigan Central was a testament to a grand city on the rise. For over 75 years, the depot welcomed guests with a grandiose structure clad with marble floors, bronze chandeliers, and [68-foot Corinthian columns](<https://www.thedrive.com/news/21664/photo-gallery-detroits-michigan-central-station-through-the-years>). The original architects, who also designed New York's Grand Central Station, got their inspiration from European aesthetics, as the waiting rooms were even modeled after public baths in ancient Rome.

As this [sneak peek](<https://youtu.be/UtGTQSqLflU>) shows, the larger-than-life building was a symbol of Detroit's social decay, poverty, and corruption. The building was owned by the Moroun family for more than two decades until it was recently announced that Ford Motor Company purchased it for an undisclosed amount of money. The 105-year-old, 18-floor structure will serve as the centerpiece of Ford's vibrant [Corktown neighborhood campus](<https://www.thedrive.com/news/21621/ford-reveals-plans-for-detroits-corktown-campus-and-michigan-central-station>) that will house the company’s autonomous and electric vehicle teams, in addition to other developing technologies.

https://youtube.com/embed/UtGTQSqLflU

## Author
Jerry is responsible for upholding The Drive's ethos as an audience-first, enthusiast-driven car blog that serves up industry-leading news, reviews, culture, and motorsport coverage. Overseeing a staff of writers and editors from his home base in Indianapolis, he helps curate the site's daily rundown, as well as its medium- and long-term content strategies. Jerry joined The Drive in 2018 as a writer and worked as news editor and managing editor before becoming the deputy in 2023. As a lifelong car enthusiast and racing fan, Jerry believes that all cars are cool, but the people behind the machines are even cooler. This belief often gives The Drive a slightly different focus from most other car sites, where we explore the humanity behind the machines. When he's not obsessing over the day's biggest stories or hanging out at a race track, Jerry can be found behind the wheel of a car, most likely sharing a laugh with his teenage son or daughter.

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