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.
Oakland || 16th Street Station || 1912 (open) - 1994 (closed)
Detroit || Michigan Central Station || 2018 (Ford open house)
Chicago || Union Station || 2018 (renovations)
Philadelphia || 30th Street Station || 2019 (viewed from SEPTA rail)
Washington, DC || Union Station || 2020 (repairs)
Washington, DC || Union Station || 2022 (painting)
Stuttguart || Hauptbahnhof || Stuttgart 21 project
Middletown, New York || Ontario & Western Station || 1893
Salisbury, Maryland || Union Station || 1913
Pawtucket - Central Falls, Rhode Island Station || 1916
New York City || Grand Central Terminal || 2018 (celebration)