Ever since Ford announced one month ago that it would turn the derelict train depot it now owns into a haunted house for Halloween, metro Detroiters have been brimming with anticipation of having their spookiest of spooktacular dreams fulfilled.
Entry was to be free to the public, with priority given to neighbors of the hulking structure. But priority, in this case, seems to mean that if you don't live in Corktown or another close-rung neighborhood — you likely won't get in.
The Detroit Free Press reports that Ford plans to distribute all 800 tickets for the Oct. 31 event to local community and business leaders who will then distribute them with a "focus solely on Corktown families." A spokeswoman with Ford tells the daily that's because families in the area have been attending Halloween events at the company's Resource and Engagement center behind the train depot for years.…