Union Station Side Entry
by Susan Rissi Tregoning
Title
Union Station Side Entry
Artist
Susan Rissi Tregoning
Medium
Photograph - Photography
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Union Station in Omaha, Nebraska, is one of the finest examples of Art Deco architecture in the Midwest. At the time it was built, it was the Union Pacific's first Art Deco railroad station, and the completion of the terminal firmly established Omaha as an important railroad terminus in the Midwest.
Designed by Gilbert Stanley Underwood, the building features a steel frame structure that is clad with cream-colored glazed terra cotta. Underwood was said to have remarked, We have tried to express the distinctive character of the railroad: strength, power, and masculinity.
At its peak during World War II, 64 steam locomotives were in operation bringing 10,000 passengers in and out of the station every day. However, rail travel soon declined and Union Station finally closed its door in 1971. That same year it was placed on the National Register of Historic Places which managed to save this magnificent structure for demolition. In 1973, Union Pacific Railroad donated it to the city and it quickly became the home of the Durham Museum.
Copyright 2016 Susan Rissi Tregoning
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November 9th, 2016
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