Central offices of Michigan. More to come......
CENTRAL OFFICES IN THE DETROIT REGION: Detroit Region Central Offices
includes info and pictures on Southfield Microwave Tower
Thanks to Mike in Detroit for the following pictures (Ann Arbor, Mount Clemens, Pontiac, Roseville and Roseville North)
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ANN ARBOR "MAIN"
ANN ARBOR ORIGINAL CO FACADE
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Ann Arbor main was initially built by Michigan
Bell in 1925 and later added on to "The windowless concrete block
monolith now at the rear) in the 1960s-1970s. |
BAY CITY
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BIG RAPIDS |
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CLARE
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DEARBORN "MAIN"
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DEARBORN "OREGON"
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EAST LANSING
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FARMINGTON
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Serves the old village of Farmington just north
of Southfield. |
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HARVEY
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Ex Michigan Bell, now Ameritech but old logo
survives. |
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ISHPEMING
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Ameritech now SBC
Old Exchanges: HUdson 5
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LIVONIA
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Livonia is located just west of Detroit.
Also serves as local service center. |
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MONROE
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MOUNT CLEMENS
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Old Exchanges: HOward
Had a microwave connection to Oxford. |
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NORTHPORT
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PONTIAC
PONTIAC MICROWAVE TOWER
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Pontiac is the tandem office for the
northwestern region of the Detroit metropolitan area. Also was a
AT&T toll center with microwave connection to Milford. There
were another pair of microwave horns but these have been removed and
possibly shot toward Pontiac tower or Mount Clemens.
The original central office was built by Michigan Bell in 1928 and
later expanded in the 50s and 60s.
Today fiber optic connects Pontiac with Detroit and Flint. |
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ROMULUS
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CO that serves the City of Romulus. |
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ROSEVILLE |
Old Exchanges: PRescott 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 |
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ROSEVILLE "NORTH" |
Ex: Michigan Bell-Ameritech-SBC. Had
remote receives for the UHF and VHF IMTS Mobile telephone for the Detroit
system. |
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MARQUETTE
MARQUETTE (taken in 2005 note horns and sign removed)
Thanks to Robert in Wisconsin |
Marquette CO is the Tandem office for the upper Michigan Peninsula for
Ameritech. Note retired AT&T microwave tower TD-2 paths
connected Marquette to Forsyth.
Old Exchanges CAnal 1, 5 and 6
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TRAVERSE CITY
TRAVERSE CITY Entrance Facade
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WARREN "MAIN"
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WARREN "TECHLINE"
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Newer CO built by Michigan Bell to serve the
small suburb of Centerline (Within the City of Warren) and also serves the
General Motors Technical Center hence the office name of "Tech"
(GM Tech Center) and "Line" Centerline. |
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WAYNE "MAIN"
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WEBBERVILLE
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WYANDOTTE
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This CO has a plaque at the front that
memorializes the deaths of Michigan Bell employees during World War II. |