{"product_id":"original-19th-century-mosaic-3-x-6-inch-lobby-floor-border-tile-salvaged-from-theodore-link-s-st-louis-union-station","title":"original 19th century mosaic 3 x 6 inch lobby floor border tile salvaged from theodore link's st. louis union station","description":"\u003cheader class=\"mw-body-header vector-page-titlebar\"\u003e\u003ch1 id=\"firstHeading\" class=\"firstHeading mw-first-heading\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"mw-page-title-main\"\u003eUnion Station (St. Louis)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003c\/header\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"vector-page-toolbar\"\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"vector-page-toolbar-container\"\u003e\u003cdiv id=\"right-navigation\" class=\"vector-collapsible\"\u003e\u003cnav aria-label=\"Views\"\u003e\u003cdiv id=\"p-views\" class=\"vector-menu vector-menu-tabs mw-portlet mw-portlet-views\"\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"vector-menu-content\"\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/nav\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv id=\"bodyContent\" class=\"vector-body ve-init-mw-desktopArticleTarget-targetContainer\" aria-labelledby=\"firstHeading\" data-mw-ve-target-container=\"\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"vector-body-before-content\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"mw-indicators\"\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"siteSub\" class=\"noprint\"\u003eFrom Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"contentSub\"\u003e\u003cdiv id=\"mw-content-subtitle\"\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"mw-content-text\" class=\"mw-body-content mw-content-ltr\" dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"mw-parser-output\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"hatnote navigation-not-searchable\" role=\"note\"\u003e\"Saint Louis Station\" redirects here. For a rapid transit station in Bangkok, Thailand, see \u003ca title=\"Saint Louis BTS station\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Saint_Louis_BTS_station\"\u003eSaint Louis BTS station\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ctable class=\"infobox vcard ib-station\"\u003e\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\u003cth class=\"infobox-above\" colspan=\"2\"\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"ib-station-name\"\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"fn org\"\u003eSt. Louis Union Station\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/th\u003e\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd class=\"infobox-image\" colspan=\"2\"\u003e\n\u003ca class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/File:St._Louis_Union_Station_(17577826564).jpg\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/e\/eb\/St._Louis_Union_Station_%2817577826564%29.jpg\/300px-St._Louis_Union_Station_%2817577826564%29.jpg\" srcset=\"\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/e\/eb\/St._Louis_Union_Station_%2817577826564%29.jpg\/450px-St._Louis_Union_Station_%2817577826564%29.jpg 1.5x, \/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/e\/eb\/St._Louis_Union_Station_%2817577826564%29.jpg\/600px-St._Louis_Union_Station_%2817577826564%29.jpg 2x\" alt=\"St. Louis Union Station (17577826564).jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"224\" data-file-width=\"2592\" data-file-height=\"1936\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"infobox-caption\"\u003eMain facade and plaza featuring \u003ca title=\"Carl Milles\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Carl_Milles\"\u003eCarl Milles\u003c\/a\u003e' fountain sculpture \u003cem\u003eMeeting of the Waters\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\u003cth class=\"infobox-header\" colspan=\"2\"\u003eGeneral information\u003c\/th\u003e\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth class=\"infobox-label\" scope=\"row\"\u003eLocation\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"infobox-data label\"\u003e1820 Market Street\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca title=\"St. Louis\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/St._Louis\"\u003eSt. Louis\u003c\/a\u003e, Missouri\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth class=\"infobox-label\" scope=\"row\"\u003eOwned by\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"infobox-data\"\u003eLodging Hospitality Management\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth class=\"infobox-label\" scope=\"row\"\u003ePlatforms\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"infobox-data\"\u003e3 \u003ca title=\"Island platform\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Island_platform\"\u003eisland platforms\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth class=\"infobox-label\" scope=\"row\"\u003eTracks\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"infobox-data\"\u003e4 (used for \u003ca title=\"Excursion train\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Excursion_train\"\u003eexcursions\u003c\/a\u003e)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth class=\"infobox-label\" scope=\"row\"\u003eConnections\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"infobox-data\"\u003e\n\u003ca class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/File:Aiga_railtransportation.svg\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0959\/7075\/4858\/files\/12px-Aiga_railtransportation_svg.png?v=1760058857\" srcset=\"\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/7\/7e\/Aiga_railtransportation.svg\/18px-Aiga_railtransportation.svg.png 1.5x, \/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/7\/7e\/Aiga_railtransportation.svg\/24px-Aiga_railtransportation.svg.png 2x\" alt=\"Aiga railtransportation.svg\" width=\"12\" height=\"18\" data-file-width=\"310\" data-file-height=\"475\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e  \u003ca title=\"Red Line (St. Louis MetroLink)\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Red_Line_(St._Louis_MetroLink)\"\u003eRed\u003c\/a\u003e   \u003ca title=\"Blue Line (St. Louis MetroLink)\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Blue_Line_(St._Louis_MetroLink)\"\u003eBlue\u003c\/a\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg title=\"Bus transport\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0959\/7075\/4858\/files\/12px-Aiga_bus_trans_svg.png?v=1760058863\" srcset=\"\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/e\/eb\/Aiga_bus_trans.svg\/18px-Aiga_bus_trans.svg.png 1.5x, \/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/e\/eb\/Aiga_bus_trans.svg\/24px-Aiga_bus_trans.svg.png 2x\" alt=\"Bus transport\" width=\"12\" height=\"14\" data-file-width=\"367\" data-file-height=\"442\"\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca title=\"MetroBus (St. Louis)\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/MetroBus_(St._Louis)\"\u003eMetroBus\u003c\/a\u003e MO\u003c\/strong\u003e: 11\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003eAll connections at \u003ca title=\"Union Station (MetroLink)\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Union_Station_(MetroLink)\"\u003eMetroLink station\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\u003cth class=\"infobox-header\" colspan=\"2\"\u003eConstruction\u003c\/th\u003e\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth class=\"infobox-label\" scope=\"row\"\u003eParking\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"infobox-data\"\u003eYes\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth class=\"infobox-label\" scope=\"row\"\u003eAccessible\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"infobox-data\"\u003eYes\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\u003cth class=\"infobox-header\" colspan=\"2\"\u003eHistory\u003c\/th\u003e\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth class=\"infobox-label\" scope=\"row\"\u003eOpened\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"infobox-data\"\u003e1894\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth class=\"infobox-label\" scope=\"row\"\u003eClosed\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"infobox-data\"\u003e1978\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth class=\"infobox-label\" scope=\"row\"\u003eRebuilt\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"infobox-data\"\u003e1985 (mall)\u003cbr\u003e2019 (aquarium)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd class=\"infobox-full-data\" colspan=\"2\"\u003e\u003ctable class=\"mw-collapsible mw-collapsed mw-made-collapsible\"\u003e\u003ctbody\u003e\u003ctr\u003e\u003cth\u003e\n\u003cbutton class=\"mw-collapsible-toggle mw-collapsible-toggle-default mw-collapsible-toggle-collapsed\" tabindex=\"0\" type=\"button\" aria-expanded=\"false\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"mw-collapsible-text\"\u003eshow\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/button\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eFormer services\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/th\u003e\u003c\/tr\u003e\u003c\/tbody\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd class=\"infobox-full-data\" colspan=\"2\"\u003e \u003c\/td\u003e\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd class=\"infobox-subheader\" colspan=\"2\"\u003e \u003c\/td\u003e\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd class=\"infobox-full-data\" colspan=\"2\"\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eSt. Louis Union Station\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd class=\"infobox-full-data\" colspan=\"2\"\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003ca title=\"National Register of Historic Places\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/National_Register_of_Historic_Places\"\u003eU.S. National Register of Historic Places\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd class=\"infobox-full-data\" colspan=\"2\"\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003ca title=\"National Historic Landmark\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/National_Historic_Landmark\"\u003eU.S. National Historic Landmark\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd class=\"infobox-full-data\" colspan=\"2\"\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003ca class=\"mw-redirect\" title=\"St. Louis Landmark\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/St._Louis_Landmark\"\u003eSt. Louis Landmark\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd class=\"infobox-image\" colspan=\"2\"\u003e\n\u003ca class=\"mw-kartographer-map mw-kartographer-container center mw-kartographer-link\" title=\"Show in full screen\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Union_Station_(St._Louis)#\/map\/0\" data-mw-kartographer=\"\" data-style=\"osm-intl\" data-width=\"300\" data-height=\"200\" data-zoom=\"10\" data-lat=\"38.628027777778\" data-lon=\"-90.207872222222\" data-overlays=\"[\" _eed8b0f31fec77ec6803daf233bd716e0449947d\u003e\u003cimg 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class=\"geo-default\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"geo-dms\" title=\"Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"latitude\"\u003e38°37′40.9″N\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan class=\"longitude\"\u003e90°12′28.34″W\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan id=\"coordinates\"\u003e\u003ca title=\"Geographic coordinate system\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Geographic_coordinate_system\"\u003eCoordinates\u003c\/a\u003e: \u003cspan class=\"plainlinks nourlexpansion\"\u003e\u003cimg class=\"wmamapbutton noprint\" title=\"Show location on an interactive map\" src=\"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/5\/55\/WMA_button2b.png\/17px-WMA_button2b.png\" srcset=\"\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/5\/55\/WMA_button2b.png\/17px-WMA_button2b.png 1x, \/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/5\/55\/WMA_button2b.png\/34px-WMA_button2b.png 2x\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003ca class=\"external text\" href=\"https:\/\/geohack.toolforge.org\/geohack.php?pagename=Union_Station_(St._Louis)\u0026amp;params=38_37_40.9_N_90_12_28.34_W_type:landmark_region:US\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"geo-default\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"geo-dms\" title=\"Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"latitude\"\u003e38°37′40.9″N\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan class=\"longitude\"\u003e90°12′28.34″W\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth class=\"infobox-label\" scope=\"row\"\u003eBuilt\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"infobox-data\"\u003e1892-94\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth class=\"infobox-label\" scope=\"row\"\u003eArchitect\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"infobox-data\"\u003e\u003ca title=\"Theodore Link\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Theodore_Link\"\u003eTheodore Link\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth class=\"infobox-label\" scope=\"row\"\u003eArchitectural style\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"infobox-data\"\u003e\u003ca title=\"Romanesque Revival architecture\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Romanesque_Revival_architecture\"\u003eRomanesque Revival\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth class=\"infobox-label\" scope=\"row\"\u003eNRHP reference \u003cabbr title=\"number\"\u003eNo.\u003c\/abbr\u003e\n\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"infobox-data\"\u003e\n\u003ca class=\"external text\" href=\"https:\/\/npgallery.nps.gov\/AssetDetail\/NRIS\/70000888\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e70000888\u003c\/a\u003e\u003csup id=\"cite_ref-nris_1-0\" class=\"reference\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Union_Station_(St._Louis)#cite_note-nris-1\"\u003e[1]\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\u003cth class=\"infobox-header\" colspan=\"2\"\u003eSignificant dates\u003c\/th\u003e\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth class=\"infobox-label\" scope=\"row\"\u003eAdded to NRHP\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"infobox-data\"\u003eJune 15, 1970\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth class=\"infobox-label\" scope=\"row\"\u003eDesignated NHL\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"infobox-data\"\u003eDecember 30, 1970\u003csup id=\"cite_ref-nhlsum_2-0\" class=\"reference\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Union_Station_(St._Louis)#cite_note-nhlsum-2\"\u003e[2]\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSt. Louis Union Station\u003c\/strong\u003e is a \u003ca title=\"National Historic Landmark\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/National_Historic_Landmark\"\u003eNational Historic Landmark\u003c\/a\u003e and former train station in \u003ca class=\"mw-redirect\" title=\"St. Louis, Missouri\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/St._Louis,_Missouri\"\u003eSt. Louis, Missouri\u003c\/a\u003e. At its 1894 opening, the station was the largest in the world that had tracks and passenger service areas all on one level. Traffic peaked at 100,000 people a day in the 1940s.\u003csup id=\"cite_ref-:1_3-0\" class=\"reference\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Union_Station_(St._Louis)#cite_note-:1-3\"\u003e[3]\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e The last \u003ca title=\"Amtrak\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Amtrak\"\u003eAmtrak\u003c\/a\u003e passenger train left the station in 1978.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn the 1980s, it was renovated as a hotel, \u003ca title=\"Shopping mall\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Shopping_mall\"\u003eshopping center\u003c\/a\u003e, and entertainment complex. The 2010s and 2020s saw more renovation and expansion of entertainment and office capacity. The current hotel portion of the station is currently a member of Historic Hotels of America, the official program of the National Trust for Historic Preservation.\u003csup id=\"cite_ref-4\" class=\"reference\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Union_Station_(St._Louis)#cite_note-4\"\u003e[4]\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAn \u003ca title=\"Union Station (MetroLink)\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Union_Station_(MetroLink)\"\u003eadjacent station\u003c\/a\u003e serves the light-rail \u003ca title=\"MetroLink (St. Louis)\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/MetroLink_(St._Louis)\"\u003eMetroLink\u003c\/a\u003e Red and Blue Lines, which run under the station in the Union Station subway tunnel. The city's \u003ca title=\"Gateway Transportation Center\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Gateway_Transportation_Center\"\u003eintercity train station\u003c\/a\u003e sits a quarter-mile to the south, serving MetroLink, \u003ca title=\"Amtrak\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Amtrak\"\u003eAmtrak\u003c\/a\u003e, and \u003ca class=\"mw-redirect\" title=\"Greyhound Bus\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Greyhound_Bus\"\u003eGreyhound Bus\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cspan id=\"History\" class=\"mw-headline\"\u003eHistory\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan id=\"19th_century\" class=\"mw-headline\"\u003e19th century\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"thumb tleft\"\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"thumbinner\"\u003e\n\u003ca class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/File:PASSENGERS_JAM_THE_INTERIOR_OF_THE_ST._LOUIS,_MISSOURI,_UNION_STATION_IN_A_COPYRIGHTED_PICTURE_TAKEN_BY_B.A._ATWATER..._-_NARA_-_556056.jpg\"\u003e\u003cimg class=\"thumbimage\" src=\"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/b\/be\/PASSENGERS_JAM_THE_INTERIOR_OF_THE_ST._LOUIS%2C_MISSOURI%2C_UNION_STATION_IN_A_COPYRIGHTED_PICTURE_TAKEN_BY_B.A._ATWATER..._-_NARA_-_556056.jpg\/250px-PASSENGERS_JAM_THE_INTERIOR_OF_THE_ST._LOUIS%2C_MISSOURI%2C_UNION_STATION_IN_A_COPYRIGHTED_PICTURE_TAKEN_BY_B.A._ATWATER..._-_NARA_-_556056.jpg\" srcset=\"\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/b\/be\/PASSENGERS_JAM_THE_INTERIOR_OF_THE_ST._LOUIS%2C_MISSOURI%2C_UNION_STATION_IN_A_COPYRIGHTED_PICTURE_TAKEN_BY_B.A._ATWATER..._-_NARA_-_556056.jpg\/375px-PASSENGERS_JAM_THE_INTERIOR_OF_THE_ST._LOUIS%2C_MISSOURI%2C_UNION_STATION_IN_A_COPYRIGHTED_PICTURE_TAKEN_BY_B.A._ATWATER..._-_NARA_-_556056.jpg 1.5x, \/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/b\/be\/PASSENGERS_JAM_THE_INTERIOR_OF_THE_ST._LOUIS%2C_MISSOURI%2C_UNION_STATION_IN_A_COPYRIGHTED_PICTURE_TAKEN_BY_B.A._ATWATER..._-_NARA_-_556056.jpg\/500px-PASSENGERS_JAM_THE_INTERIOR_OF_THE_ST._LOUIS%2C_MISSOURI%2C_UNION_STATION_IN_A_COPYRIGHTED_PICTURE_TAKEN_BY_B.A._ATWATER..._-_NARA_-_556056.jpg 2x\" width=\"250\" height=\"170\" data-file-width=\"3000\" data-file-height=\"2039\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"thumbcaption\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"magnify\"\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003eUnion Station was the largest and busiest train station in the world in 1894.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"thumb tleft\"\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"thumbinner\"\u003e\n\u003ca class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/File:Union_Station_St_Louis_diagram.jpg\"\u003e\u003cimg class=\"thumbimage\" src=\"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/f\/fd\/Union_Station_St_Louis_diagram.jpg\/250px-Union_Station_St_Louis_diagram.jpg\" srcset=\"\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/f\/fd\/Union_Station_St_Louis_diagram.jpg\/375px-Union_Station_St_Louis_diagram.jpg 1.5x, \/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/f\/fd\/Union_Station_St_Louis_diagram.jpg\/500px-Union_Station_St_Louis_diagram.jpg 2x\" width=\"250\" height=\"327\" data-file-width=\"3246\" data-file-height=\"4242\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"thumbcaption\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"magnify\"\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003eOriginal track layout\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe station was opened on September 1, 1894, by the \u003ca title=\"Terminal Railroad Association of St. Louis\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Terminal_Railroad_Association_of_St._Louis\"\u003eTerminal Railroad Association of St. Louis\u003c\/a\u003e. The station was designed by \u003ca title=\"Theodore Link\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Theodore_Link\"\u003eTheodore Link\u003c\/a\u003e, and included three main areas: the Headhouse and the Midway, and the 11.5-acre (47,000 m\u003csup\u003e2\u003c\/sup\u003e) Train Shed designed by civil engineer \u003ca title=\"George H. Pegram\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/George_H._Pegram\"\u003eGeorge H. Pegram\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003csup id=\"cite_ref-5\" class=\"reference\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Union_Station_(St._Louis)#cite_note-5\"\u003e[5]\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e The \u003ca class=\"mw-redirect\" title=\"Headhouse\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Headhouse\"\u003eheadhouse\u003c\/a\u003e originally housed a hotel, a restaurant, passenger waiting rooms and railroad ticketing offices. It featured a gold-leafed Grand Hall, \u003ca title=\"Romanesque Revival architecture\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Romanesque_Revival_architecture\"\u003eRomanesque\u003c\/a\u003e arches, a 65-foot (20 m) barrel-vaulted ceiling and stained-glass windows. The \u003ca title=\"Clock tower\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Clock_tower\"\u003eclock tower\u003c\/a\u003e is 230 feet (70 m) high.\u003csup id=\"cite_ref-6\" class=\"reference\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Union_Station_(St._Louis)#cite_note-6\"\u003e[6]\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eUnion Station's \u003ca class=\"mw-redirect\" title=\"Headhouse\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Headhouse\"\u003eheadhouse\u003c\/a\u003e and midway are constructed of \u003ca class=\"mw-redirect\" title=\"Indiana limestone\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Indiana_limestone\"\u003eIndiana limestone\u003c\/a\u003e and initially included 32 tracks under its vast \u003ca class=\"mw-redirect\" title=\"Trainshed\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Trainshed\"\u003etrainshed\u003c\/a\u003e terminating in the stub-end terminal. Its Grand Hall, which cost around $6.5 million and was about 75 by 125 feet large, was considered to be one of the most beautiful public lobbies.\u003csup class=\"noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact\"\u003e[\u003cem\u003e\u003ca title=\"Wikipedia:Citation needed\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Wikipedia:Citation_needed\"\u003e\u003cspan title=\"This claim needs references to reliable sources. (October 2017)\"\u003ecitation needed\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e]\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAt its opening, it was the world's largest and busiest railroad station and its trainshed was the largest roof span in the world.\u003csup class=\"noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact\"\u003e[\u003cem\u003e\u003ca title=\"Wikipedia:Citation needed\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Wikipedia:Citation_needed\"\u003e\u003cspan title=\"This claim needs references to reliable sources. (October 2017)\"\u003ecitation needed\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e]\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan id=\"20th_century\" class=\"mw-headline\"\u003e20th century\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn 1903, Union Station was expanded to accommodate visitors to the \u003ca class=\"mw-redirect\" title=\"1904 St. Louis World's Fair\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/1904_St._Louis_World%27s_Fair\"\u003e1904 St. Louis World's Fair\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003csup id=\"cite_ref-:0_7-0\" class=\"reference\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Union_Station_(St._Louis)#cite_note-:0-7\"\u003e[7]\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e In the 1920s, it remained the largest American railroad terminal.\u003csup id=\"cite_ref-NRHPnomination_8-0\" class=\"reference\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Union_Station_(St._Louis)#cite_note-NRHPnomination-8\"\u003e[8]\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAt its height, the station combined the St. Louis passenger services of 22 railroads, the most of any single terminal in the world. In the 1940s, it handled 100,000 passengers a day.\u003csup id=\"cite_ref-:1_3-1\" class=\"reference\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Union_Station_(St._Louis)#cite_note-:1-3\"\u003e[3]\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e The famous photograph of \u003ca title=\"Harry S. Truman\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Harry_S._Truman\"\u003eHarry S. Truman\u003c\/a\u003e holding aloft the erroneous \u003cem\u003e\u003ca title=\"Chicago Tribune\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Chicago_Tribune\"\u003eChicago Tribune\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e headline, \"\u003ca title=\"Dewey Defeats Truman\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Dewey_Defeats_Truman\"\u003eDewey Defeats Truman\u003c\/a\u003e\", was shot at the station as Truman headed back to \u003ca title=\"Washington, D.C.\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Washington,_D.C.\"\u003eWashington, D.C.\u003c\/a\u003e, from \u003ca title=\"Independence, Missouri\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Independence,_Missouri\"\u003eIndependence, Missouri\u003c\/a\u003e, after the 1948 Presidential election.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe 1940s expansion added a new ticket counter designed as a half-circle and a mural by \u003ca title=\"Louis Grell\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Louis_Grell\"\u003eLouis Grell\u003c\/a\u003e could be found atop the customer waiting area which depicted the history of St. Louis with an old fashion steam engine, two large steamboats and the \u003ca title=\"Eads Bridge\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Eads_Bridge\"\u003eEads Bridge\u003c\/a\u003e in the background.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs \u003ca title=\"Airliner\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Airliner\"\u003eairliners\u003c\/a\u003e became the primary mode of long-distance travel and railroad passenger services declined in the 1950s and 1960s, the massive station became obsolete and too expensive to maintain for its original purpose. By 1961, several tracks had been paved over for parking. \u003ca title=\"Amtrak\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Amtrak\"\u003eAmtrak\u003c\/a\u003e took over passenger service in 1971, but abandoned Union Station on October 31, 1978. By then, Amtrak had cut back service to four routes per day–the \u003cem\u003e\u003ca title=\"State House (train)\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/State_House_(train)\"\u003eState House\u003c\/a\u003e,\u003c\/em\u003e the \u003cem\u003e\u003ca title=\"Ann Rutledge (train)\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ann_Rutledge_(train)\"\u003eAnn Rutledge\u003c\/a\u003e,\u003c\/em\u003e the \u003cem\u003e\u003ca class=\"mw-redirect\" title=\"National Limited (Amtrak)\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/National_Limited_(Amtrak)\"\u003eNational Limited\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e (formerly the \u003cem\u003e\u003ca title=\"Spirit of St. Louis (train)\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Spirit_of_St._Louis_(train)\"\u003eSpirit of St. Louis\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e) and the \u003cem\u003e\u003ca title=\"Inter-American (train)\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Inter-American_(train)\"\u003eInter-American\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/em\u003e The eight total trains were nowhere near enough to justify the use of such a large facility. The last train to leave Union Station was a Chicago-bound \u003cem\u003eInter-American.\u003c\/em\u003e Passenger service shifted to a temporary-style \"Amshack\" two blocks east. Amtrak has since moved its St. Louis service to the \u003ca title=\"Gateway Transportation Center\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Gateway_Transportation_Center\"\u003eGateway Transportation Center\u003c\/a\u003e, one block east of Union Station.\u003csup id=\"cite_ref-:0_7-1\" class=\"reference\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Union_Station_(St._Louis)#cite_note-:0-7\"\u003e[7]\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003csup id=\"cite_ref-9\" class=\"reference\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Union_Station_(St._Louis)#cite_note-9\"\u003e[9]\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe station was designated a \u003ca title=\"National Historic Landmark\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/National_Historic_Landmark\"\u003eNational Historic Landmark\u003c\/a\u003e in 1970, as an important surviving example of large-scale railroad architecture from the late 19th century.\u003csup id=\"cite_ref-nhl_10-0\" class=\"reference\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Union_Station_(St._Louis)#cite_note-nhl-10\"\u003e[10]\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e It was designated as a \u003ca class=\"mw-redirect\" title=\"National Historic Civil Engineering Landmark\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/National_Historic_Civil_Engineering_Landmark\"\u003eNational Historic Civil Engineering Landmark\u003c\/a\u003e by the \u003ca title=\"American Society of Civil Engineers\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/American_Society_of_Civil_Engineers\"\u003eAmerican Society of Civil Engineers\u003c\/a\u003e in 1981.\u003csup id=\"cite_ref-11\" class=\"reference\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Union_Station_(St._Louis)#cite_note-11\"\u003e[11]\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn August 1985, after a $150 million renovation designed by \u003ca class=\"mw-redirect\" title=\"Hellmuth, Obata and Kassabaum\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Hellmuth,_Obata_and_Kassabaum\"\u003eHOK\u003c\/a\u003e, Union Station was reopened with a 539-room hotel, shopping mall, restaurants and food court. Federal historic rehabilitation tax credits were used to transform Union Station into one of the city's most visited attractions. The station rehabilitation by \u003ca title=\"Conrad Schmitt Studios\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Conrad_Schmitt_Studios\"\u003eConrad Schmitt Studios\u003c\/a\u003e\u003csup id=\"cite_ref-12\" class=\"reference\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Union_Station_(St._Louis)#cite_note-12\"\u003e[12]\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e remains one of the largest adaptive re-use projects in the United States. The hotel is housed in the headhouse and part of the train shed, which also houses a lake and shopping, entertainment and dining establishments. 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