Financial District station (Detroit)

Financial District station is a Detroit People Mover station in downtown Detroit, Michigan. Located on Larned Street in the city's Financial District, the station is attached to 150 West Jefferson, with direct access from the platform to the building's lobby.

Financial District
Financial District station
General information
Location	133 W Larned Street Detroit, Michigan 48226 United States
Coordinates	42°19′43″N 83°02′48″W
Owned by	Detroit Transportation Corporation
Platforms	1 side platform
Tracks	1
Connections	DDOT 3, 5, 6, 9, 16, 40, 52, 67 SMART FAST Gratiot, Michigan, Woodward SMART 255, 530, 620, 635, 805, 830, 851
Construction
Accessible	Yes
History
Opened	July 31, 1987
Passengers
2014	75,819[1]
Rank	11 out of 13
Services
Preceding station Detroit People Mover Following station West Riverfront One-way operation Detroit People Mover Millender Center Next counter-clockwise
Location

Financial District is the nearest People Mover station to the Guardian Building (which houses the People Mover's administrative offices), Hart Plaza, Spirit Plaza, One Woodward Avenue, and the Buhl, Ford, and Penobscot buildings. It is located roughly two blocks from the Congress Street QLine station, though this is rarely signed as an official transfer.^[2]

Public art

The stairwell and platform walls feature "D" for Detroit, a tile mosaic painted by Joyce Kozloff. The mosaic spans roughly three stories, consisting of 1,200 industrial-grade porcelain tiles, one square foot each, painted and fired at a Kohler plumbing factory in Wisconsin.^[3][4]

References

1. Lawrence, Eric D (2015-06-24). "People Mover's Grand Circus Station back in service". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved 2015-08-27.
2. Station Guide. Detroit People Mover. 2024-04-25.
3. Conn, Pamela; Marx, Sue (1988). "Art in the Stations: Detroit People Mover" (Video) – via YouTube.
4. Walt, Irene (2004). Art in the Stations: The Detroit People Mover. Art in the Stations Committee. ISBN 0-9745392-0-1.

External links

• DPM station overview
• Larned Street entrance from Google Maps Street View