Union Terminal - Cincinnati, OH
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hykesj
N 39° 06.593 W 084° 32.168
16S E 713033 N 4331861
Cincinnati’s Union Terminal, a monument to Art Deco design, is the largest half-dome structure in the western hemisphere.
Waymark Code: WM186T3
Location: Ohio, United States
Date Posted: 06/10/2023
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I’ve been to Cincinnati many times and every time I’ve passed by the massive Union Terminal, I’ve wondered when it would make it onto a U.S. postage stamp. Well, that day finally occurred in 2023 when the U.S. Postal Service issued a set of five postage stamps commemorating historic railroad stations. The five stations were chosen for their architectural and geographical diversity, all are on the National Register of Historic Places, and all but one continue to serve as a train station though that may no longer be their primary purpose.
Opened in 1933, Union Terminal consolidated the operations of five smaller stations serving seven different railroads. An original Gothic design was scrapped for a ‘modern’ design now known as Art Deco. This design philosophy was used not only for the main terminal building but also for outer supporting structures, many of which are no longer standing. Union Terminal was designed to handle over 200 trains per day and 17,000 passengers which it never quite achieved. Although traffic did increase initially, it fell precipitously after World War II and all train operations ceased in 1972.
Today, besides the terminal itself which retains its Art Deco interior and is worth a visit just for that, the building houses several museums, a history library and an ‘Omnimax’ theater. Amtrak, which moved its operations out of Union Terminal in 1972, returned in 1991 with three trains per week.
Stamp Issuing Country: United States
Date of Issue: 9-Mar-2023
Denomination: (63c)
Color: multicolored
Stamp Type: Single Stamp
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