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Title
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Troubled Station Faces Prospect of Derailment
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Description
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Article describes the "ongoing financial difficulties of Union Station, made worse by the current recession." Facing the worst-case scenario of closing the building, officials struggle with what to do with the post office and Amtrak service. A chart showing Union Station deficits since 2000 is included.
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2009-09-13
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Object Type
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Newspaper Article
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A Witness to Union Station's Transformation
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Brief article with accompanying collection of photographs of Union Station by Roy Inman. Inman's photographs document the 1994-1999 restoration of Union Station.
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Date
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2014-10-05
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Object Type
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Newspaper Article
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Union Station Polishes Exhibit on Shoeshine Era
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Description
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Article documents the unveiling of an exhibit at Union Station that focuses upon the history of shoe shiners prior to the decline of rail travel in the United States. Local author and historian Sonny Gibson tells of his experiences working as a shoe shiner at Union Station in the late 1940s and early 1950s. Additional details of the exhibit, containing items and information provided by local historian Joe-Louis Mattox, are provided.
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Date
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2015-10-09
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Object Type
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Newspaper Article
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Title
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Udris Steers Union Station Ahead
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Description
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Union Station had its first year in the black in 2007, reporting a profit of about $200,000, but CEO Andi Udris must attract private funding in addition to tax-generated income in order to survive. Article includes chart showig attendance from opening of Station in 1999 through 2007.
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Date
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2008-01-11
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Object Type
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Newspaper Article
