Providence Union Station
The Providence Union Station describes two different dissolved train stations in Providence , Rhode Island in the USA.
The original Union Station was Providence's first train station , opened in 1847 to meet the needs of the thriving city. It has been described as "a brilliant example of Romanesque architecture " in its day and was the longest building in America. As the city continued to grow, so did the need to expand the station. He was undersized. In February 1896 the station suffered a fire disaster.
A much larger Union Station opened in 1898, built of signature yellow brick, a facility that the Providence Journal rated "a new era in the history of this city." The station was built by Stein, Carpenter and Willson , who had designed other buildings in Providence.
In the 1980s, rail traffic shrank by 75 percent. City planners saw the possibility of dismantling the "Great Wall of China" of the railway tracks that existed in the central business district, in the center of Providences. Since then (1986), MBTA and Amtrak have been serving a new and smaller train station about 800 meters north of the historic facility.
Union Station caught fire in April 1987, causing $ 11 million in damage. Portions of the original reception building have been renovated to include offices and restaurants, including the Union Station Brewery .
Web links
- Early photographs of Providence Union Station
- "Art in Ruins". Retrieved May 14, 2013.
- Art in Ruins: Union Station
- The Rhode Island Foundation: One Union Station History
Coordinates: 41 ° 49 ′ 33.3 " N , 71 ° 24 ′ 47.9" W.