Union Station through the DecadesBy Brittany Krewson | Digital Communications Manager
1890s
Union Station opened on September 1, 1894. Missouri Historical Society Collections.
1900s
This view of Union Station's midway was taken around 1905, just after the 1904 World's Fair. Missouri Historical Society Collections.
1910s
This arch was added to Union Station's midway to honor soldiers and sailors returning from World War I, as well as those who gave the ultimate sacrifice. 1919. Missouri Historical Society Collections.
1920s
Postcard of Union Station, 1926. Missouri Historical Society Collections.
1930s
Many notable figures traveled through Union Station. Here, Secretary of Labor Frances Perkins arrives in St. Louis after taking the Alton Railroad in 1933. Missouri Historical Society Collections.
1940s
Union Station temporarily housed a USO lounge during World War II. Soldiers at a coffee shop in Union Station, 1943. Missouri Historical Society Collections.
Josephine Baker promoting the March of Dimes and posing for photographs with three men in front of the American Legion's Quentin Roosevelt Post No. 1 booth in the lobby of Union Station, 1948. Missouri Historical Society Collections.
1950s
Exterior of Union Station, 1958. Missouri Historical Society Collections.
1960s
This crowd was traveling a few days before Christmas in 1965. Missouri Historical Society Collections.
1970s
The last Amtrak train departed from Union Station in 1978, a year after this photo was taken. Missouri Historical Society Collections.
2000s
In 1985, Union Station started operating as a shopping center. Here it is in 2007. Wikimedia Commons.
2020s
Today Union Station is home to the St. Louis Aquarium, St. Louis Wheel, and several restaurants and entertainment options. 2020. Missouri Historical Society Collections.
