America's great railroad stations / Roger Straus III ; text by Ed Breslin and Hugh Van Dusen.

Author
Straus, Roger [Browse]
Format
Book
Language
English
Published/​Created
New York : Viking Studio, 2011.
Description
xix, 236 p. : col. ill. ; 24 cm.

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    Summary note
    "An evocative and stunning photographic tribute to America's railroad stations. For much of the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, the railroad station or depot was the communal hub of every American town that could boast of train service. There, citizens gathered before they sent loved ones off to college, marriage, or war-and where they greeted them on their return. Most of these buildings were architectural gems, and while many are still in service, certain others now house museums, banks, restaurants, and more. In fact, in cities like Washington, D.C., and Philadelphia, renovated stations are destinations unto themselves even for those not boarding the train. And in other places, whole sections of towns have been remade around these structures, restoring their vitality in novel and interesting ways long after the last train has left the station. In America's Great Railroad Stations, award-winning photographer Roger Straus III, and two lifelong railroad buffs, Ed Breslin and Hugh Van Dusen, join forces to tell the astonishing story of these enduring structures and the important role they still play in the country's landscape. Journeying from the Pennsylvania Railroad to the Union Pacific to Michigan Central and more, readers will be dazzled by the Beaux Arts monuments of New York and the adobe buildings of the Southwest. Filled with both new and archival photographs and drawings, this volume is a glorious salute to the institution that transformed our nation. "-- Provided by publisher.
    Bibliographic references
    Includes bibliographical references (p. 232) and index.
    Contents
    • THE MID-ATLANTIC. New York Grand Central Terminal
    • The river stations : Garrison, Hyde Park, and Rhinecliff
    • Albany Union Station
    • Albany-Rensslaer Station
    • Utica Union Station
    • Philadelphia 30th Street Station
    • Pittsburgh Pennsylvania Station
    • Washington, D.C., Union Station.
    • NEW ENGLAND. Boston South Station
    • North Conway Depot
    • Worcester Union Station
    • New London Union Station
    • New Haven Union Station
    • Danbury Station
    • North Bennington Station.
    • THE SOUTH. Richmond Broad Street Station
    • Williamsburg Station
    • Savannah Central of Georgia Station
    • Chattanooga Terminal Station
    • Maysville Old Chesapeake and Ohio Station.
    • THE MIDWEST. Cincinnati Union Terminal
    • Niles Depot
    • Kalamazoo Union Station
    • Durand Union Station
    • Chicago Union Station
    • St. Louis Union Station
    • Kansas City Union Station.
    • TEXAS. Fort Worth Santa Fe Station
    • Fort Worth Texas and Pacific Station
    • Dallas Union Station
    • Mineola Station
    • San Antonio Sunset Station
    • San Antonio Mopac Station
    • El Paso Union Station.
    • THE WEST. Seattle King Street Station
    • Sacramento Station
    • Davis Railroad Depot
    • Dunsmuir Station
    • Portland Union Station
    • Tucson Southern Pacific Station
    • Los Angeles Union Station.
    ISBN
    • 9780670023110 ((hardback))
    • 0670023116 ((hardback))
    LCCN
    2011013901
    OCLC
    707249917
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