Renewal
Building this website during the coronavirus pandemic, I've thought about how many stations were built just before and after the Spanish flu pandemic of 1918-20, and how much city life has changed (and not changed) over a century. Train stations are emblematic of the change within cities, the growth, aging, and then reinvestment. Now I wonder: How much will work and city life change again? No matter the answer, stations will still need upkeep big and small over their next hundred years.
Detroit || Michigan Central Station || 2018 (Ford open house)
Chicago || Union Station || 2018 (renovations)
Washington, DC || Union Station || 2020 (repairs)
Buffalo Central Terminal || 2020 (early rehabilitation)
Baltimore || Penn Station || 2024 (renovations)
Omaha || Burlington Station || 2014 (rehabilitation)
Philadelphia || 30th Street Station || 2019 (viewed from SEPTA rail)
Stuttgart || Hauptbanhopf || 2023 (Stuttgart 21 project)
Washington, DC || Union Station || 2022 (painting)
St. Paul, Minnesota || Union Depot || 2014 (banners)
Chicago || Union Station || 2018 (renovations)
New York City || Grand Central Terminal || 2018 (celebration)