6/15/2017
| G. Michael Dobbs
news@thereminder.com
Category: June
With the grand reopening of Union Station this month, here is a postcard mailed in 1908 showing the train station that preceeded it. Until the present Union Station was built in 1926, this station served the transportation needs of the city.
It was built in 1891 and was located on Lyman Street with direct access to the tracks. It was the city’s third train station, but the first located on the east-west grade. The station it replaced was located near the present Paramount theater block with trains regularly crossing Main Street every day, creating a safety concern.