Thursday, August 13, 2015

Tickets Please

This is the Great Hall inside Union Station which I showed you the outside yesterday. This is the ticket hallway and it is 250 ft long by 88 ft tall at its highest point. It is a spectacular space to enter and brings back the image of the old elegant days of rail travel.
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19 comments:

  1. 21 WitsAugust 13, 2015 at 8:59 AM

    I wish I could say we still had these where I live! They have refurbished many like in St. Louis, Mo. it certainly is a grand way to travel!

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  2. PerthDailyPhotoAugust 13, 2015 at 9:39 AM

    What a lovely surprise Pat, so gorgeous inside. Would be a real pleasure to catch a train from here.

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  3. TexWisGirlAugust 13, 2015 at 9:50 AM

    the roof looks like a honeycomb. :) or a waffle. :)

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  4. Elizabeth EdwardsAugust 13, 2015 at 10:46 AM

    i have not been there in years. gorgeous surroundings. ( :

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  5. VPAugust 13, 2015 at 10:47 AM

    So welcoming! Our railways stations are usually grand, but quite dirty...

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  6. BirdmanAugust 13, 2015 at 10:56 AM

    Union Station has to be the most popular name for a RR station in the world, or close. Does every city have one?

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  7. AnonymousAugust 13, 2015 at 11:15 AM

    Magnificent!

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  8. SharonAugust 13, 2015 at 11:19 AM

    What a grand hall. I love these places!

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  9. GosiaAugust 13, 2015 at 11:29 AM

    so spacious and great

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  10. William KendallAugust 13, 2015 at 11:46 AM

    The Great Hall is beautiful inside; I've always appreciated the architecture in there.

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  11. StephanieAugust 13, 2015 at 1:16 PM

    Beautiful interiors. It has the same style as the train station in Montreal I imagine.

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  12. cieldequimperAugust 13, 2015 at 3:40 PM

    Gorgeous. Almost like a palace! :-)

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  13. AndyAugust 13, 2015 at 4:06 PM

    It the "old days" my mother took me on the train to Port Elgin for our summer vacation. Go figure... the tracks don't even go there any more. It is still a Grand Old Station.

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  14. The Furry GnomeAugust 13, 2015 at 8:58 PM

    Looks more or less like it always did - very grand!

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  15. RevrunnerAugust 13, 2015 at 9:01 PM

    Looks very much like our own Union Station here in D.C.

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  16. JackAugust 13, 2015 at 10:06 PM

    It is beautiful, RedPat. It has elements of Washington's Union Station and New York's Grand Central Station.

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  17. HalcyonAugust 14, 2015 at 2:14 AM

    I always loved walking through Union Station. So much to see there and it's so grand!

    PS: Is the $27 fare from the airport one way? A cab is around $60 to town... if there are two of you, it's hardly worth it to take the train.

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  18. EG CameraGirlAugust 14, 2015 at 12:10 PM

    It's a magical place! Whenever I've been there I've felt an enormous sense of awe.

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  19. CloudiaAugust 14, 2015 at 11:35 PM

    Hear the echo!

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