The Grand Lobby, Union Passenger Station, Kansas City, Mo. is the title of an early post card, made by the Detroit Publishing Company. The photograph captured the grandeur and size of the lobby, with its 90-foot-high ceilings of ornamental plaster and the three tall domed windows on the front of the building. During Christmas holidays there was a continuous bustle of activity in the station with each train bringing in throngs of travelers and being met by family and friends. In the center of the lobby was a tall Christmas tree. Often carols and anthems were sung by local groups from the long balconies in the lobby. A city-wide chorus of 1,300 voice, under the direction of Raymond Havens, sang in the lobby on Dec. 22, 1927, the largest group ever to perform there. The Union Station was regarded as the masterpiece of its architect, Jarvis Hunt. Kansas City Star, December 21, 1974.
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