Union Station - St. Louis, Missouri - Engineering Landmarks on Waymarking.com

St. Louis Union Station completed in 1894 at a cost of $6.5 million, was designed by Theodore Link in an eclectic mix of Romanesque styles. The headhouse, two blocks in length, featured numerous amenities including a luxurious hotel, a saloon, a dining hall, lunch rooms, gender-oriented lounges, a ticket office, several offices for the Terminal Railroad Association, and the world's first barrel-vaulted train station concourse, or "Grand Hall." The Grand Hall is lighted by stained glass windows depicting the meeting of the East and West.

The train shed, 11.5 acres of sweeping arches, was the largest single-span train shed ever constructed and was designed by George H. Pegram. The train shed measuring 700 by 606 feet and supporting the operation of thirty-two terminating tracks, later expanded to forty-two tracks whose total length came to 18 miles. During its operating peak, the station served 19 railroad companies and 260 trains per day.

With the growing popularity of automobiles and aircraft as alternatives modes of transportation, St. Louis Union Station eventually fell into disuse by the late 1970's. After being vacant for seven years St. Louis Union Station under went a $150 million restoration and was reopened in 1985 as a modern commercial center with mall of shops, restaurants  and a luxury hotel.

St. Louis Union Station is listed as a National Historic Landmark in 1970.

 

Location: 18th and Market Sts. St. Louis, Missouri Type of structure/site: Building Date of Construction: 1892 to 1894 Engineer/Architect/Builder etc.: Theodore Link Engineering Organization Listing: American Society of Civil Engineers Primary Web Site: [Web Link] Secondary Web Site: [Web Link]

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