1. Union Station
St. Louis, Missouri

2. Designed in 1894 by Theodore Link

3. Covering over 11 acres, Union Station was built with a Romanesque architecture. Grand Hall is 65 ft. high

4. It cost $6. 5 million to build
It cost $6.5 million to build. Was the largest railway station of the nation.
Built in a Romanesque style

5. Modeled after French walled medieval city, Carcassone

7. Burlington Zephyr “Mark Twain” at train entrance to Union Station

8. Truman scoffs Chicago Tribune’s headline at Union Station

9. Closed in 1978 with just 6 trains running, 2 years after named a National Historical Landmark

10. 1985-refurbished as a shopping mall