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词条 Ann Arbor Bus Depot
释义

  1. History

  2. Design

  3. Awards and accolades

  4. Redevelopment and demolition

  5. Legacy

  6. Gallery

  7. References

  8. External links

{{Infobox building
| name = Ann Arbor Bus Depot
| image = Ann Arbor MI city bus depot.jpg
| image_alt = The marquee of the Ann Arbor Bus Depot in 2014
| image_size =
| caption = The marquee of the Ann Arbor Bus Depot in 2014
| former_names = Eastern Michigan Motorbus Terminal
| map_type = Michigan
| map_alt = Location within Michigan
| map_caption = Location within Michigan
| building_type = Bus station
| architectural_style = Streamline Moderne
Art Deco
| address = 116 W. Huron
| location_city = Ann Arbor, Michigan
| client =
| owner =
| location_country = United States
| coordinates = {{coord|42|16|53.93|N|83|44|57.41|W|display=inline}}
| completion_date = 1940
| inauguration_date = September 5, 1940
| demolition_date = July 21, 2014
| cost = $60,000
| size = {{convert|182|ft|m|abbr=on}} by {{convert|55|ft|m|abbr=on}}
| architect = Banfield and Cumming
Douglas Loree
| other_designers =
| awards = Individual Historic Property on the Ann Arbor Register of Historic Places (1988–2001)
| references = [1][2][3][4][5]
}}

The Ann Arbor Bus Depot was an intercity bus station located at 116 W. Huron in Ann Arbor, Michigan. It was built in 1940 as the Eastern Michigan Motorbus Terminal, and operated as a bus station until its demolition in 2014. It was designed by the Cleveland-based architects Banfield and Cumming, in partnership with Ann Arbor architect Douglas Loree, in an Art Deco style. Between 1988 and 2001, it was listed as an Individual Historic Property on the Ann Arbor Register of Historic Places. The Bus Depot was demolished in 2014 to make way for a six-story, 110-room hotel on the property, although its facade and marquee are being preserved and will be incorporated into the new hotel. It served as Ann Arbor's Greyhound station until shortly before its demolition in 2014. It was also both the last surviving example of Streamline Moderne architecture and the last public Art Deco structure in Ann Arbor.

History

Located at 116 W. Huron, the Ann Arbor Bus Depot was designed by the Cleveland-based architects Banfield and Cumming, in partnership with local architect Douglas Loree, and was built in 1940 as the Eastern Michigan Motorbus Terminal.[1][1] It cost $60,000 to build, and was at the time considered one of the most modern bus stations in the United States.[5] It was dedicated by Ann Arbor mayor Walter C. Sadler on September 5, 1940.[2] The building operated as a bus station from 1940 until its demolition in 2014.[3][4] Originally, it was owned by the Eastern Michigan Motorbus Company, and was used by the Blue Goose, Greyhound, and Short Way bus lines. By 1952, Blue Goose service had ended and had been replaced by the Bee Line bus company.[5]

Prior to the creation of the Bus Depot, the site was home to an Ann Arbor and Ypsilanti Street Railway depot and transformer tower that were built in 1898. The interurban system served the location until its demise in 1929, at which point it was succeeded by a replacement bus service.[4]

Design

One of a number of bus stations built in the Art Deco style during the 1930s and 1940s, the Ann Arbor Bus Depot was featured in the book Modern Bus Terminals and Post Houses.[2] Similarly designed Banfield and Cumming bus depots were also built in Kalamazoo and Windsor during 1940.[2][5] The exterior design of the Bus Depot consisted of a black granite base, Indiana limestone, and curved glass, finished with a stainless steel-trimmed, porcelain enamel marquee.[2] According to Karen L. Brandt, the exterior design was intended to "evoke a feeling of movement and speed". The building itself was steel framed and rectangular in shape, measuring {{convert|182|ft|m|abbr=on}} by {{convert|55|ft|m|abbr=on}}. The Bus Depot's rear and side walls were built with buff brick, and a porte-cochère served as a bus lane on the building's east side.[5]

The original interior of the Ann Arbor Bus Depot featured birchwood cabinetry and stainless steel stairways designed to compliment the sleek appearance of the exterior.[2] As originally built, the Bus Depot's interior included a baggage room, a ticket counter, a waiting area that could accommodate 62 people, and a {{convert|300|sqft|m2|sp=us|adj=on}} lunch counter that sat 14 diners. Restrooms were located on the mezzanine level. By 2005, however, the building's interior had been extensively modified, and the only original features that had survived were the ceramic tiled walls in the restrooms and banded steel rails on the stairs. The original beige and brown terrazzo floors had been covered over with beige vinyl tile.[5]

In 2005, Brandt described the Bus Depot as being "in dire need of cleaning, repair and restoration", noting examples of chipped enamel, roof corrosion, rusted window frames, cracked windowpanes, and cracked mortar in masonry throughout the building.[5]

Awards and accolades

In 1986, the Ann Arbor Observer named the Bus Depot one of its "favorite buildings".[2] It was added to the Ann Arbor Register of Historic Places in 1988 as an Individual Historic Property.[6][1] In 2001, it lost this designation due to a Michigan Supreme Court decision that ruled that a city's historic district could only consist of contiguous properties, which resulted in numerous buildings losing their historic status.[6][4]

Redevelopment and demolition

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| image1 = Ann Arbor bus depot (4981584986).jpg
| caption1 = The Ann Arbor Bus Depot in 2010 (above) and 2013 (below), before and after the restoration of its marquee, respectively
| image2 = Ann Arbor August 2013 19 (Bus Depot).jpg
}}

First Martin Corporation purchased the Ann Arbor Bus Depot property in 1989.[6] Its March 1998 proposal to tear down the bus station and build a ten-story office building on the site was approved by the Ann Arbor Historic District Commission in January 1999, but in 2005 the station was still standing and the office building had not been built.[1][5] In 2013, First Martin's restoration of the Bus Depot's blue neon and steel marquee won a Special Merit Award from the Historic District Commission, which is given to recognize "exceptional projects, landscapes or other unique preservation projects".[4][7]

In December 2013, First Martin proposed the construction of a six-story hotel on the Ann Arbor Bus Depot property, and at the same time voiced its intention to preserve the Depot's marquee and facade and ultimately incorporate them into the proposed hotel.[6] In June 2014, the Ann Arbor City Council voted unanimously to approve First Martin's proposed hotel, which at that point was revealed to be a 110-room, extended-stay Residence Inn by Marriott. The plan included the destruction of the Bus Depot, and a subsequent move for Greyhound services to a repurposed Republic Parking office inside a parking garage on the corner of Fourth and William.[33]

Both the Downtown Area Citizens Advisory Council, represented by chair Ray Detter, and the majority of the Historic District Commissioners voiced their support for the project and its commitment to preserve the Bus Depot's facade and marquee.[1][8] Rebecca Binno, the Preservation Committee Chair of the Detroit Area Art Deco Society, testified in opposition to the plan to preserve only the building's facade and demolish the rest of the structure. After the Ann Arbor Historic District Commission gave its approval to the First Martin plan, Binno lamented the decision as "another case of our moderne architecture being considered expendable and not appreciated as significant to the community’s history."[1]

On June 20, 2014, the Ann Arbor Bus Depot's marquee was removed in preparation for the demolition of the building and subsequent construction of the hotel. The hotel, scheduled to open on September 1, 2015, has been described by city planner Alexis DiLeo as being a blend of the Bus Depot's art moderne design and "classic downtown Ann Arbor".[4] On July 9, 2014, Greyhound left the Bus Depot and transferred its services to 115 E. William, approximately half a mile away and just across the street from the Ann Arbor Area Transportation Authority's Blake Transit Center.[9] The bus station was then demolished on July 21, 2014.[3]

Legacy

The Ann Arbor Bus Depot was both the last surviving example of Streamline Moderne architecture and the last public Art Deco structure in Ann Arbor.[1][2] It was a popular photographic subject in the city, and it was also featured in numerous Ann Arbor-related promotional materials and guide books.[2]

Gallery

References

1. ^{{Cite web|url = http://www.daads.org/modern/1301/greyhound.htm|title = The Ann Arbor Greyhound bus depot|date = |accessdate = 20 March 2015|website = |publisher = Detroit Area Art Deco Society|last = Binno|first = Rebecca}}
2. ^{{Cite web|url = http://www.aadl.org/buildings_hhaa060|title = Ann Arbor Bus Depot, 1940|date = November 7, 2013|accessdate = 20 March 2015|website = |publisher = Ann Arbor District Library|last = |first = }}
3. ^{{Cite news|url = http://videos.mlive.com/mlive/2014/07/former_greyhound_bus_depot_in.html|title = Former Greyhound Bus Depot in Ann Arbor gets demolished|last = Allen|first = Jeremy|date = July 21, 2014|publisher = MLive|access-date = 20 March 2015}}
4. ^{{Cite news|url = http://www.mlive.com/news/ann-arbor/index.ssf/2014/06/ann_arbors_historic_bus_depot.html|title = Ann Arbor's historic bus depot sign taken down as hotel project gets underway|last = Stanton|first = Ryan|date = June 20, 2014|publisher = MLive|access-date = 20 March 2015}}
5. ^{{cite journal | last=Brandt | first=Karen L. | url=http://www.daads.org/modern/1802/article07.htm | title=Ann Arbor Bus Depot | journal=The Modern | date=Fall 2005 – Winter 2006 | volume=18 | accessdate=21 March 2015 | issue=2| archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20080907061803/http://www.daads.org/modern/1802/article07.htm| archivedate= 7 September 2008 | deadurl= no}}
6. ^{{Cite news|url = http://www.mlive.com/news/ann-arbor/index.ssf/2013/12/first_martin_proposes_6-story.html|title = First Martin proposes 6-story hotel on once-historic bus depot site in downtown Ann Arbor|last = Stanton|first = Ryan|date = December 19, 2013|publisher = MLive|access-date = 20 March 2015}}
7. ^{{Cite web|url = http://www.annarbor.com/2013_historic_preservation_awards.pdf|title = 25th Annual Ann Arbor Preservation Awards|date = June 3, 2013|accessdate = 20 March 2015|website = |publisher = Ann Arbor Historic District Commission|last = |first = }}
8. ^{{Cite news|url = http://www.mlive.com/news/ann-arbor/index.ssf/2014/06/new_hotel_in_downtown_ann_arbo.html#incart_river_default|title = New hotel in downtown Ann Arbor wins approval from City Council|last = Stanton|first = Ryan|date = June 17, 2014|publisher = MLive|access-date = 20 March 2015}}
9. ^{{Cite press release|title=Greyhound Relocates in Ann Arbor, Michigan |date=July 8, 2014 |publisher=Greyhound Lines, Inc. |url=https://www.greyhound.com/en/newsroom/viewrelease.aspx?id=572&year=2014 |access-date=20 March 2015 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402100115/https://www.greyhound.com/en/newsroom/viewrelease.aspx?id=572&year=2014 |archivedate=2 April 2015 |df= }}

External links

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  • {{LocalWiki|ann-arbor|Greyhound_Bus_Depot|Ann Arbor Bus Depot}}

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