Union Stations Entrance
by Terry Davis
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Union Stations Entrance
Artist
Terry Davis
Medium
Photograph - Photography
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I was recently in Kansas City and one of the wonderful places I visited was Union Station, an elegant building with a long history. This must have been a rare moment when it was close to empty.
Kansas City Union Station is a union station opened in 1914, serving Kansas City, Missouri, and the surrounding metropolitan area. It replaced a small Union Depot from 1878. Union Station served a peak annual passenger traffic of over 670,000 in 1945 at the end of World War II, quickly declining in the 1950s and was closed in 1985.
In 1996, a public/private partnership began funding Union Station's $250 million restoration. By 1999, the station reopened as a series of museums and other public attractions. In 2002, Union Station saw its return as a train station when Amtrak began providing public transportation services and has since become Missouri's second-busiest train station. As of 2010, the refurbished station boasts theaters, ongoing museum exhibits, and many cultural attractions.
IMAGE FEATURED IN:
The No Place Like Home group 05/19/17
The Lady Photographers and Artists group 05/05/17
The Philanthropic Artists group 05/01/17
The Artists Cards Fine Art Greeting Cards group 04/30/17
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April 27th, 2017
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