Union Station, Historic railway station in Houston, Texas, United States
Union Station is a former railway terminal in Houston, Texas, now serving as the main lobby for Daikin Park. The building has a red brick facade above a pale stone base, with a central entrance topped by a triangular pediment and a wide stone cornice with a balustrade along the roofline.
Union Station opened in 1911 as a hub for seventeen railways and was designed by the New York firm Warren and Wetmore. After passenger rail declined, the last regular train left in 1974, and the building later became the lobby for the ballpark that opened in 2000.
The building's name recalls its role as a shared terminal for several railroads, and today its grand interior serves as a gathering space for baseball fans. The marble details inside offer a contrast to the brick exterior, giving visitors a sense of the city's rail past.
The building sits at the corner of Texas Avenue and Avenidas de las Americas, next to the George R. Brown Convention Center, and is easy to reach on foot from downtown. Visitors can walk through the lobby during ballpark hours, but access may be limited on event days, so it is best to check ahead.
The building's exterior walls combine granite, limestone, and terracotta, a mix that is easy to miss at a glance. Also, a model railroad club once leased space on the second floor and ran a large layout named after the three streets that bound the original property.
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