Union Station

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Stock #:

894367

Type:

Postcard

Era:

White Border

City:

Kansas City

State:

Missouri (MO)

Publisher:

Fred Harvey

Postmark:

1916

Postmark City:

Kansas City

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Size:

3.5" x 5.5" (9 x 14 cm)

Other Categories:

Transportation > Trains, Railroad > Depots

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Opened to the public in 1914, cost approximately six million dollars for the structure alone. It covers an area of 5.5 acres. The front of the main building is 510 feet long, with an express building on the west extending a distance of 1,000 feet. The apex of the roof is 126 feet above the street. The station fronts on a plaza and public square. No baggage, express or mail wagons use the plaza level, roadways for that purpose leading to the basement below. All trucking to and from trains is done in the subways underneath the building and plaza. The exterior of the building is gray stone. The roof is of concrete slabs and the interior finish is of marble, tile and stone. The entire Terminal project, of which the passenger station is a part, cost approximately fifty million dollars.

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RES Harvey RED Jubillig PRVEY AS The new Union Station, Kansa City: Goeaed the public in 1914, cost approximatelyos dollars for the structure alone. It covers all area of 5.5 acres. The front of the main builting is 510 lat long, with an express building on the west extending a distance of 1,000 feet. The apex g9tle roof gl. 026 feet above the street. The station fton'is on a plaza and public square. No baggage, AxoN mail wagons use the plaza level, roadways for that pur. pose leading to the basement below. All trucking to and from trains is done in the subways underneath the building and plaza. The exterior of the building is gray stone. The roof is of concrete slabs and the interior finish is of marble, tile and stone. The entire Terminal project, of which the passen- ger station is a part, cost approximately fifty million dollars. Ane 1226 SoBonsal St. Haur Homme Plila arricia in health.loreto Pa tohen བུར་ལག་ dood Trichy THIS SPACE MAY BE USED FOR MESSAGE

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