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Union Depot - Historic photos (interior)

Marshall Fredericks' "Romance of Transportation" is unveiled in the lobby in May 1951.

Marshall Fredericks' "Romance of Transportation" is unveiled in the lobby in May 1951.

The lobby after renovations in 1946.

The lobby after renovations in 1946.

The lobby after renovations in 1946.

The lobby after renovations in 1946.

The lobby after renovations in 1946.

The lobby after renovations in 1946.

The clock tower read "IIII" instead of "IV."

The clock tower read "IIII" instead of "IV."

View of men and women posing in the Union Depot ticket office in 1914.

View of men and women posing in the Union Depot ticket office in 1914.

The boarded tunnel to the tracks in 1971, three years before the depot was razed.

The boarded tunnel to the tracks in 1971, three years before the depot was razed.

The ticketing counter after the depot's modernization.

The ticketing counter after the depot's modernization.

The restaurant in the depot, in 1948, after its modernization.

The restaurant in the depot, in 1948, after its modernization.

The modernized waiting room

The modernized waiting room

The Union Depot lobby shortly before it was modernized

The Union Depot lobby shortly before it was modernized

Marshall Fredericks' "Romance of Transportation"

Marshall Fredericks' "Romance of Transportation"