Union Station

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When one hears the word “union” the thought of coming together springs to mind and that is exactly what Union Station did. It was one of the many depots that connected the city of Dayton, Ohio with the rest of the country before highway systems even existed. During the time of its existence it was part of a movement that helped shape a nation to become one of the top powers of the world. Union Station was visited by many and helped change the face of a city.

In 1851 Dayton heard its first train whistle, after the first Ohio railroad company, Mad River and Lake Erie Railroad Company, completed a line from Springfield to Dayton. Five years later the first Dayton train terminal was opened. There were public conveyances between the station and the three hotels of Dayton that existed at the time. As the age of the trains progressed and the population of the Gem City was raising the people of the city decided that the city needed more than just an arrival and departure building.

Two blocks, at Sixth and Ludlow, down from the original terminal station, dubbed the “car shed” (Delaney), the first passenger station was built in 1900. The Italian Renaissance styled building, whose architects were of the firm Elzner and Anderson from Cincinnati, Ohio, showed prominence within the city greatly. The cost of the building varied by source, but the highest reported cost was eight hundred thousand dollars, with the installing of the clock in the tower to only cost one thousand dollars. The clock tower could be seen blocks away, being a piece of the Dayton city skyline. The dedication of the building was held in July 1900 as it “attracted thousands of well-wishers and spectators” (Barnhart). Union Station “formally opened Saturday, July 2...

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