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Construction of Cincinnati Union Terminal Station, 1931-1932
Unknown1931
National Building Museum
Washington, United States
Cincinnati’s Union Terminal replaced five separate terminals and centralized the passenger and freight lines of seven railroads. This unprecedented coordination of competing business, engineering, and civic interests was matched by an outstanding synthesis of Art Deco architecture and interior design. Especially noteworthy are the mosaic murals designed by Winold Reiss. Although train service was halted in 1972, Amtrak began operating at the terminal in 1991, a year after it reopened as the Cincinnati Museum Center.
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- Title: Construction of Cincinnati Union Terminal Station, 1931-1932
- Creator: Unknown
- Location: Cincinnati Union Terminal Station, now Cincinnati Museum Center, 1929–1933 1301 Western Avenue, Cincinnati, Ohio Architects: Roland A. Wank of Fellheimer & Wagner with Paul Cret Engineer: Henry M. Waite Contractor: James Stewart & Company Listed on the National Register of Historic Places, 1972 Designated a National Historic Landmark, 1977
- Description: Cincinnati’s Union Terminal replaced five separate terminals and centralized the passenger and freight lines of seven railroads. This unprecedented coordination of competing business, engineering, and civic interests was matched by an outstanding synthesis of Art Deco architecture and interior design. Especially noteworthy are the mosaic murals designed by Winold Reiss. Although train service was halted in 1972, Amtrak began operating at the terminal in 1991, a year after it reopened as the Cincinnati Museum Center.
- Date: 6/12/1931, 1931
- Type: Gelatin Silver prints
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