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Detroit People Mover stationGreektown
Former names: MetroPCS-Greektown 2011–2012
The station of Greektown and the Hollywood Casino, crowned by Stephen Antonakos’s neon; with half a million riders, the busiest in 2014.
- Code
- GT
- Opened
- July 31, 1987
- Boardings 2014
- 559,048 (1st)
- Boardings 2024
- 156,757 (2nd)
01 / Story
The station’s story
Greektown stands at Beaubien and Monroe in the Greektown historic district. Its lobby is inside the Hollywood Casino at Greektown, linked to the platform by a short skybridge, and Stephen Antonakos’s free-form neon on its face is the district’s night-time emblem. It closed in 1999 for the casino’s construction and reopened in 2000; the casino itself opened on November 10, 2000.
For decades this was the busiest station: 559,048 boardings in 2014, 495,731 in 2017 and 298,827 in 2019. From September 2011 to September 2012 a sponsorship made it “MetroPCS-Greektown”. It reopened among the first six on May 20, 2022 and was second only to the Renaissance Center in 2024 with 156,757 boardings.
In June 2026 the board ordered a replacement from Spectrum Neon for up to $241,200, funded by the Downtown Development Authority, as part of Greektown’s streetscape upgrade before the 2027 NCAA Final Four in Detroit; it keeps the look but uses LED lights instead of neon tubes and lighter steel framing; the artist has died, and his family had been consulted. In autumn 2026 the escalator is out: the lift inside the casino’s Trappers Alley near the Beaubien entrance serves the platform (if it is out, call casino security at (313) 309-5350).
- Stephen Antonakos’s neon sculpture
- Greek restaurants and the Hollywood Casino
- For decades the busiest station
- Trappers Alley
02 / From the window
What you see from the car
From the platform you see the lights of Monroe Street and the fronts of the Greek restaurants; to the west the guideway bends toward Campus Martius and the Hudson’s Detroit tower.
03 / Art in the Stations
Art at this station
42-BRT · CC BY-SA 4.0 Stephen Antonakos · 1987
Neon for the Greektown Station
free-form neon
The neon sculpture across the station façade is Greektown’s night-time landmark; ahead of the 2027 Final Four the DTC is having it replaced by a look-alike that uses LED lights instead of neon tubes.
04 / Timeline
Station timeline
Neon comes to Greektown
Opens with Stephen Antonakos’s sculpture.
Closes for casino construction
Reopens
Its lobby is now inside the casino building, which opens on November 10.
MetroPCS-Greektown
A one-year naming sponsorship.
559,048 riders
The busiest station on the system.
An LED successor
An order of up to $241,200 ahead of the Final Four.
The station is part of the loop today; today’s departures are shown above, per timetable.
05 / Curiosities
Curiosities
According to the 2025 assessment Greektown was the busiest station in 2019 but had dropped 48 percent by 2024.
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.
- 1 min walk · 38 mCold Stone Creamery – Detroit (Greektown)Ice cream mixed to order on a frozen granite slab, right on Monroe Street in the middle of Greektown.
1 min walk · 46 mGreektownRestaurants, historic facades, and evening city life around Monroe Street.
1 min walk · 53 mThe Three Legged GoatGreektown sports bar a short walk from Comerica Park and Ford Field, pairing burgers and gyros with wall-to-wall TVs and Michigan beer.- 1 min walk · 61 mGolden FleeceGreektown's longest-running restaurant, family-run since 1970: flaming saganaki, gyros and classic Greek plates on Monroe Street.
1 min walk · 63 mAtheneum Suite HotelDetroit's all-suite hotel in the middle of Greektown: 173 suites, each with a marble bath and a deep soaking tub or whirlpool. Ford Field is a walk away.- 1 min walk · 63 mBakalikonA Greek grocery, bakery, café and bar in one on Greektown's Monroe Street, from Greek coffee and pastries to pantry staples.
1 min walk · 73 mThe GreekGreek restaurant on Monroe Street in the heart of Greektown: flaming saganaki, gyros and lamb chops, weekday happy hour, rooftop bar upstairs.
1 min walk · 80 mAstoria Pastry ShopGreektown pastry shop since 1971, with more than 100 kinds of pastries and late hours for after-dinner sweets.- 1 min walk · 89 mFirebird Tavern – DetroitTwo-level tavern on the edge of Greektown since 2013: pregame drinks downstairs, weekend DJs and dancing upstairs.
Around the station
- Monroe Street’s Greek restaurants 1 min
Flaming saganaki and “Opa!” in the heart of the district.
- Hollywood Casino at Greektown the station’s building
Casino and hotel.
- Old St. Mary’s Church 3 min
The 1885 church at the edge of the district.
- Second Baptist Church 1–2 min
Michigan’s oldest Black congregation, a stop on the Underground Railroad.
07 / Events
Events near this station
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