Union Station, Railway station in Dallas, United States
Union Station is a long, light-grey stone building in the Beaux-Arts style, its facade divided into bays by tall fluted columns with simple capitals on a low base. The left portion is three storeys with small rectangular windows above larger multi-pane windows, while the central and right portions rise higher with tall recessed arched openings framed by paired columns. A plain cornice runs along the top, a flat roof is set back, and a dark sign near the lower left reads "UNION STATION".
The building opened in 1916 to bring together several separate railroad companies into one shared terminal. By 1969, regular passenger service had ended, and the city of Dallas bought the station in the early 1970s to prevent further decay.
The second-floor Grand Hall, once the main waiting room, now serves as meeting and convention space run by Wolfgang Puck Catering and is used for weddings and private events. Its meeting rooms are named after railroads that once served Dallas, such as Santa Fe and Cotton Belt. The murals by Phillip Lamb, partially recreated along the train platforms, recall the 1934 works by Jerry Bywaters and Alexander Hogue.
The main entrance leads to a large hall with elevators and tunnels for reaching the platforms below. The building has wide doorways and clear signs, making it easy to move between the street, waiting areas, and train level.
The station's upper waiting room was converted into meeting and convention space for the Hyatt Regency Dallas, reached by an underground walkway. The second-floor Grand Hall and its meeting rooms carry the names of railroads that once served Dallas, among them the Santa Fe, Cotton Belt and Katy.
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