Places / People Mover / Stop 4 of 13
Detroit People Mover stationHuntington Place
Former names: Cobo Hall 1988–1989 · Cobo Center 1989–2019 · Convention Center 2019–2022
The station built inside the convention centre, gateway to the auto show and Youmacon, now on its fourth name.
- Code
- HP
- Opened
- November 14, 1988
- Boardings 2019
- 211,092 (3rd)
- Boardings 2024
- 90,350 (4th)
01 / Story
The station’s story
The track originally ran in the open here; Cobo Center’s late-1980s expansion then built around it. The station opened as an infill stop on November 14, 1988, the last of the thirteen. The platform is on the third floor near Congress Street, linked to the street by lifts and escalators; of its six doors, the Riverfront Atrium opens to the river and the Congress Garage to the parking deck.
Its name has followed the hall’s: Cobo Hall (1988–1989), Cobo Center (1989–2019), Convention Center (August 2019, when the hall became TCF Center) and finally Huntington Place, with the restart on May 20, 2022. Before the pandemic it was the third-busiest station, with 211,092 boardings in 2019, and it still draws the biggest event crowds; during Youmacon’s long weekend in 2014 the system carried 92,384 riders.
On non-event days the station closes at 10 p.m., when Financial District is the nearest alternative. Autumn 2026 is event season: Youmacon runs here from October 30 to November 1, with the People Mover running until 2 a.m.
- A station on the convention centre’s third floor
- “Cavalcade of Cars” Venetian glass mosaic
- Gateway to the auto show and Youmacon
- Four names in 38 years
02 / From the window
What you see from the car
Leaving the hall, the guideway passes the glass concourse and the Detroit River opens up: Windsor across the water, the Riverwalk below. The next stretch is the loveliest on the loop.
03 / Art in the Stations
Art at this station
Pat Williams · CC BY 2.0 Larry Ebel & Linda Cianciolo Scarlett · 1988
Cavalcade of Cars
Venetian glass mosaic
Seven vintage cars (two Fords, two Chryslers, two GMs and a Cord), photographed from Richard Kughn’s collection and rendered in Venetian glass by Italy’s Crovatto studio, then assembled in Detroit like a jigsaw. Funded by the Big Three’s foundations.
04 / Timeline
Station timeline
The 13th station opens
As Cobo Hall, with the “Cavalcade of Cars” mosaic.
Cobo Center
The station changes name with the hall.
Youmacon record
92,384 riders on the system over the long weekend.
Convention Center
The hall becomes TCF Center.
Huntington Place
Among the first six reopened stations, with its new name.
The station is part of the loop today; today’s departures are shown above, per timetable.
05 / Curiosities
Curiosities
The cars in “Cavalcade of Cars” were photographed in Richard Kughn’s collection, and the Chrysler, Ford and General Motors foundations paid for the mosaic.
In parts of the exhibition floor you can still hear a train pass overhead.
A closer look
Sources & fact check · Checked: 2026-09-25
Every figure is compiled from the sources below, including the DTC’s official pages, board minutes and its 2025–2026 planning documents. Where sources differ, we give both. Photos: Wikimedia Commons, freely licensed and credited per author.
06 / Nearby
A short walk away
Places, restaurants and venues from our guide, with straight-line distance and an estimated walking time.
- 5 min walk · 329 mDetroit Queer History Walking TourHistorian-led walking tour of Detroit LGBTQ+ sites from the 1930s on, from Club Frontenac to the Palmer Park 'gayborhood.'
6 min walk · 370 mGuardian BuildingColorful tile, geometric patterns, and an Art Deco skyscraper with an extraordinary interior.
6 min walk · 394 mMotor City PrideMichigan's largest Pride festival: two June days of stages, drag and DJs at Hart Plaza, plus a Sunday parade downtown.
7 min walk · 439 mMonument to Joe Louis — The FistThe Fist: a monumental gesture connecting boxing history with wider struggles for equality.
7 min walk · 446 mThe Spirit of DetroitA city symbol: a green bronze figure holding a golden sphere and a family.
8 min walk · 519 mDetroit RiverwalkWater, skyline views, and room to move: one of Detroit’s best settings for an unhurried walk.
Around the station
- Huntington Place the station’s building
Detroit’s convention centre, home of the auto show and Youmacon.
- Detroit Riverwalk 2 min
Miles of riverfront promenade.
- Hart Plaza 6 min
The festival plaza on the river.
07 / Events
Events near this station
Upcoming events at nearby venues, from our event guide.
Oct 3, 2026, 11:00 AMGet Your Detroit Queer History Straight: LGBTQ History Walking Tour
Guardian Building · 6 min walkA guided downtown walk through Detroit’s LGBTQ history since the 1930s, from early gay bars to the Palmer Park scene.