CONTENTS
Union Station
The Gateway
Design and Construction
The Grand Opening
Union Station 1894
View From Nineteenth Street
Carriage Concourse
Market Street Porte Cochere
Main Entrance
Electrolier
East Approach
Suspended Ceiling
East Pavilion
Clock Tower
Porte Cochere
Midway
Avenue of Bumpers
Stationmaster’s Office
Secondary Exit
The Midway
General Waiting Room
Grand Staircase
Allegory Window
Whispering Arch
Grand Hall
Grand Hall Arcade
Drinking Fountain
Ladies Waiting Room
Fireplace
Waiting Room
West End of Grand Hall
Gothic Corridor
Locomotive 106
Trainyard Looking North
PREFACE AND ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
The purpose of this publication is to share some old
photographs from the early days of Union station. The book is presented in two
parts: the first is a brief history of the construction and grand opening; the
second consists of reproductions of original illustrations of the station.
Next Stop: St. Louis Union Station is the result of good
fortune and research. Good fortune in finding the old photographs and research
materials in the collections at the State Historical Society of Missouri, in
Ellis Library at the University of Missouri in Columbia, and in the St. Louis
Public Library.
Most of the photographs were taken around 1894. They first
appeared in the Terminal Railroad Association's The St. Louis Union Station, A
Monograph. Other valuable sources of information include Nor-bury Wayman's fine
history, St. Louis Union Station and Its Railroads; the Terminal Railroad
Association's Report of Chief Engineer . . . 1902-04; M. Patricia Holmes's
article "The St. Louis Union Station" from the Missouri Historical
Society's Bulletin; and of particular value, the St. Louis Globe-Democrat and
Post-Dispatch of September 1 and 2, 1894, describing the opening of the
station.
I wish to express my gratitude to Missouri University's
Ellis Library and to my friends and colleagues at the State Historical Society
of Missouri in Columbia for their help and encouragement. Special mentions go
to Leona Morris for trying to help me overcome that bane of all writers—the
"was" and "were" words; to Peggy Platner for her unabashed
enthusiasm for the pictures; to Doug Hurt and Kathy Dains for their advice
regarding book publishing; to Professor Sid Larson, art gallery curator, whose
early appraisal of the project, "It's a natural," was a definite
spur; to Ara Kaye for her competent assistance in the newspaper library; to former
employee Sue Yeshilada for reading the manuscript; and to my co-workers in the
reference library, Laurel Boeckman and Liz Bailey, for putting up with me
during the project.
Additional appreciation is due Orval Henderson, Missouri
Department of Natural Resources, who provided early expertise and kept this
project alive. Jeff Mills of the Patrice Press staff worked long hours
clarifying the captions.
And finally, to my other reader, Debbie Parker, a special
thank you and a cup of hot chocolate.
Edward C. Parker February 24, 1989
