Interior of Union Station

ID: 5339 ~ Source: Quinn, Jerry. “The Effort to Save the Union Station in Spokane.‏.” Evergreen Railroad Club, 14 Nov. 2011, evergreenrr.blogspot.com/2011/11/effort-to-save-union-station-in-spokane.html. ~ Creator: Jerry Quinn
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Interior of Union Station

Union Station was designed every intention of being more grandiose than the Great Northern Station, with high ceilings, large arched windows, and grand chandeliers. The waiting area was on the second floor and accessed through a large staircase from the lobby below.

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By Devrick Barnett
Walking in Riverfront Park today, it might be hard to imagine it any other way. However, what once occupied that space was one of the grandest, most elegant rail depots in Spokane, the Union Pacific Depot or Union Station. When former Union Pacific…