. . . and the second shot was taken from across the railroad tracks at the north end of the old Rounsville elevator which is now part of "Gladiator Junction."
And, now for an added bonus, following are three pictures -- the first of which has been easy to find over the years in other publications and reprints on walls of various storefronts. This would have been taken sometime around the turn of the century (1900, that is) when the depot building was a wooden structure. 
In 1917, the wooden structure burned down. The following article was found in The Fowlerville Review:
In 1917, the wooden structure burned down. The following article was found in The Fowlerville Review: -
New Depot Completed~~The new Pere Marquette depot, in place of the one burned here nearly two years ago, is completed and agent Clack moved in Monday.
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It is quite a modern affair with basement and is heated by a furnace and is equipped with ladies toilets, etc.
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The space between the depot and track is paved with brick, which extends 360 feet east and west and a space is also roofed between the depot and track, giving it quite a citified appearance. Without doubt, the patrons of the road as well as the office force will greatly appreciate the new building and its equipment as an old freight caboose is a mighty poor substitute for a handy depot. We have waited long, and sometimes rather impatiently but we now have about the finest depot for its size of any place along the line.
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The next two pictures were taken years later. For the first one, I was given permission to take a digital picture of this from the former owner of Docusen's. The date of this picture is unknown, but it was estimated to be in the 1930s or 40s. Eventually it was required that the portico be taken down because it was too close to the tracks.
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