The Building
Title
The Building
Description
Even with all the big important things that happen with the grand station in the background, Union Station's mere size and architecture speak volumes by itself. This collection contains just that, the building in its everyday life and normal routine.
Collection Items
Union Station under construction, Washington, D.C.
An image taken during the construction of Union Station in Washington D.C. This image shows not only the immense project that was set before the District, but the amazing infrastructure that went into the building of this station.
Untitled photo, possibly related to: Swimming in fountain across from Union Station, Washington, D.C.
We don't know much about this image, but there are a few things that stand out and why I think it's important to the project.
It shows what looks like a normal day in DC, which gives a bit of insight into how Union Station was used by the locals…
Washington, D.C., Union Station, Interiors
This is footage of Union Station that shows an everyday view of the inside of the terminal in 1939. The video isn't very exciting, and it could be seemingly unimportant. However, this footage shows us just what kind of day the station normally saw.
The Union Station Open
This is an exciting newspaper article that announces the opening of Union Station in 1907. It talks about some obstacles that occurred before it opened, but ends in a grand dedication to the station of the capitol.
Union Station. View through door of store at Union Station
This is a store front inside Union Station. The station is an iconic shopping center in the District and a place where socializing is the norm. It all started decades ago while it was still a young building.
Baist's real estate atlas of surveys of Washington, District of Columbia : complete in four volumes /
This is a map that shows the new and functioning Union Depot in the map. This is the updated version to the one for 1903 where Union Depot was just sketched into the map.