August 24, 2010

Preservationists Rally Against Plan for “Pit” in Union Station

How timely to my previous post on personal memories of Union Station. I agree that the proposed modifications to the Grand Hall are misguided. At one time, the Grand Hall was the waiting area for the trains. It must have been something to sit on a bench and look up at those Stoic soldiers watching over everyone. When Union Station was re-opened in the late 1980s, the first time I entered the Grand Hall, it was, for me, one those "wow" moments that one enjoys in the grand architecture of DC, much like walking into the Capitol building the first time or the Library of Congress or the original National Gallery building. While the Center Cafe doesn't "fit" with the design of the Hall, any further modern modifications should be discouraged. It is just as easy to get to the lower level via staircases and escalators just behind the Grand Hall.
Preservationists Rally Against Plan for “Pit” in Union Station

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