30 images. Union Depot / Union Station Reed & Stem, arch. Hurley-Mason Co., contr. -grand opening 4/30/1911 -added to National Register 3/15/1974 -added to Tacoma Register by Resolution No.23098, 11/12/1974 -last train left station 6/14/1984 -remodeled in 1990-1992 for a federal courthouse by Merritt-Pardini / TRA, arch. -grand reopening 5/15/1992 -formerly 1713 Pacific Ave. -partial plans at TPL SEE ALS0: TPL Catalog/Clipping File TDL 7/17/1906 p.1 Another railway is coming here; magnigicent Union Depot will be built large enough to accomodate both the Great Northern and the Northern Pacific TDL 2/17/1907 p.15 Costly depot to be built TDL 6/2/1907 p.17 (architect Stem in Tacoma) TDL 9/1/1907 p.15 Plans for big station to be built at once (full page article) (sketch) TDL 6/14/1908 p.4 Council fixes City's demands TDL 6/28/1908 p.15 (sketch) TDL 8/2/1908 p.5 Will not grant City's demands TDL 10/4/1908 p.14 Outlook bright for new depot T.Times 1/14/1909 Depot deal settled TDL 3/7/1909 p.36 (il of excavation) TDL 7/25/1909 p.30 ... to begin building (il) TDL 8/1/1909 p.38 Gives Tacoma great showing TDL 8/15/1909 p.1 Begin on new Depot Pacific Builder & Eng. 9/25/1909 p.380 (floor plan) TDL 12/5/1909 p.43 (progress) TDL 2/2/1910 p.9 Architect comes to inspect work TDL 3/20/1910 p.7 (progress) T.Tribune 5/20/1910 p.2 100 narrowly escape death; three 90-foot derricks at Union Depot crash to ground, injuring one man TDL 6/5/1910 p.15 (progress) TDL 6/12/1910 Award station sub contracts TDL 8/10/1910 p.5 (il under construction) TDL 8/21/1910 p.37 (progress) TDL 10/30/1910 p.40 (il under construction) TDL 11/20/1910 p.4 (progress) TDL 1/1/1911 p.28 (il) TDL 3/26/1911 p.37 New terminals almost ready (il) TDL 4/30/1911 (grand opening, feature article) (il) TDl 1/9/1912 Suppl. p .12 ( il) TDL 12/14/1913 p.23 40th anniversary of railroad coming to Tacoma (il of first depot and Union Depot) TDL 10/16/1922 p.1 A. Warren Gould drops dead in Tacoma (dies at the depot) TDL 12/5/1931 p.1 Union Depot remodeling started; N.P. prepares for establishing of division headquarters here ... T.Times 5/10/1933 New Union Station master came to city 45 years ago TNT 3/28/1934 More than 18,000 visit new U.P. train here TNT 11/10/1943 p.5 Lounge for service men (on balcony) (interior il) TNT 12/10/1943 p.6 Lounge is now open (interior il) TNT 12/12/1943 Junior League "clerks" to help pay for mural (mural in servicemen's lounge by artist Peggy Strong) TNT 4/5/1944 p.1 Murals painted for service men's lounge (two Paul Bunyan scenes by artist Peggy Strong) TNT 4/10/1944 p.5 "Babe" runs away (il of mural) T.Times 12/20/1944 Christmas carols attract interest at Union Station TNT 7/8/1945 Union Depot canteen tops in war service TNT 12/23/1945 p.A1 ... and on earth Peace ... (il of CPS choir on balcony) TNT 1/25/1946 p.8 Man hurt by falling glass TNT 11/20/1946 p.5 USO Lounge at Union Depot is closing doors TNT 3/19/1947 p.4 Will improve Union Station TNT 11/30/1950 p.C2 Fire hits baggage room TNT 3/2/1952 p.A16 Air raid shelters ... TNT 10/7/1952 p.1 Ike scores graft in talk here (visit of Dwight D. Eisenhower) TNT 10/10/1954 p.A11 Cops solve art mystery TNT 5/5/1957 Terminal busy place in early-day Tacoma (il) TNT 4/29/1965 p.A1,A5 Violent earthquake rumbles across NW; Tacoma damaged (il) TNT 9/25/1966 p.B13 (interior remodeling) TNT 3/12/1967 p.D2 56 years later: Heart Dance to be allowed in NP Depot (il) TNT 4/9/1967 p.D3 Architects to revamp Depot for Heart Ball (interior il) TNT 5/14/1967 p.D1,D3 Union Depot to be ball scene (interior il) TNT 5/21/1967 p.D2 Ball is heart warming party (il) TNT 5/24/1967 Opening of city's Union Depot was a ball, too, woman recalls TNT 5/28/1967 p.D3 City's heart beat quickens at ball (il,interior il) TNT 5/5/1968 Magazine p.3 Monument to an era (il) TNT 12/11/1968 p.A14 Depot glows and glitters for charity ball (interior il) TNT 2/21/1969 p.A19 Union Depot, fire station next in line for debate on future TNT 5/14/1972 Down by the station TNT 6/18/1972 Father Time takes a toll (il,interior il) TNT 8/14/1973 Historic site sidetracked by leak in depot dome TNT 8/15/1973 Depot here needs landmark status (interior il) TNT 8/29/1973 p.A4 Officials eye Union Depot architecture (interior il) TNT 9/9/1973 Historic site? (sketch) TNT 12/7/1973 Task force head wants depot saved TNT 12/9/1973 Festival marks 100 years of railroading in Tacoma TNT 12/17/1973 p.A4 Pitch made to act now, save station (interior il) TNT 1/5/1974 How about BN depot as a classy city hall? TNT 3/28/1974 National historic status assigned to Union Station (bldg. placed on National Register) TNT 5/29/1974 Station to get face-lift (sketch) TNT 7/21/1974 "Rehabilitation" possible for old Union Station TNT 7/28/1974 p.D12 Union Station redevelopment plan a winner (architectural design contest) TNT 8/2/1974 p.A3 Union Depot to be cited as hazard TNT 9/8/1974 BN shopping center planned for depot TNT 10/31/1974 Union Station now a landmark (placed on Tacoma Register) TNT 2/23/1975 $14-million development will center on Union Station (sketch of proposal) TNT 6/8/1975 Union Station to keep charm (sketch of rotunda plan for "Depot Gallera" project) TNT 5/27/1976 p.A12 Hoopla to launch new tourist center (il) TNT 11/18/1976 p.C9 Tacoma waiting for action on Union Station project TNT 2/6/1977 Time Machine TNT 2/20/1977 Area landmarks (sketch) TNT 4/15/1977 Tourist center to serve travelers TNT 5/3/1978 Succor for the weary traveler (interior il) TNT 12/3/1978 Union Station shopping center "on back burner" TNT 12/12/1978 CP student designers picture Union Station as nightspot TNT 6/12/1979 Team to study city's Union Station area TNT 7/8/1979 Study will push historic building reuse TNT 4/6/1980 p.E1 Union Station plans sidetracked (il) TNT 1/18/1981 p.F9 A magnificient monument, but the roof leaks; Amtrak's moving out of Union Station in June ... (il,interior il) TNT 6/21/1981 p.E3 Union Station called "demolition by neglect" TNT 10/4/1981 p.A15 Another move underway to save Union Station TNT 10/14/1981 City urged to dicker for old Union Station TNT 10/21/1981 City to begin Union Station talks TNT 2/28/1982 Railroad may ask Spur redesign TNT 4/18/1982 p.B12 Talks, tours ... TNT 5/1/1982 Spur rerouted to benefit station TNT 5/2/1982 Time Machine (il) TNT 5/6/1982 ... symposium scheduled for Saturday TNT 5/9/1982 Tacomans discover historic Union Depot (il) TNT 5/11/1982 Hope for BN action ... TNT 5/12/1982 Council delays action ... TNT 5/26/1982 New Spur plan would interfere with trains, Amtrak says TNT 7/4/1982 p.E8 Has railroad abdicated right to aging depot? Strege thinks it has ... (il,interior il) TNT 12/11/1982 p.A3 Redevelopment study hits rut (sketch) TNT 4/8/1983 A trellis for Union Station? (sketch) TNT 6/30/1983 ... redevelopment hinges on public investment TNT 7/3/1983 p.F4 Key questions keep Union Statin facelift sidetracked TNT 7/13/1983 Planner: Union Station idea delays Spur year at most TNT 11/12/1983 Five city council members back plan to buy Union Station for $1; citizens group (Save Our Station/SOS) also supports proposal ... TNT 11/13/1983 p.A11 "Other Dome" is a vital link to new growth (by Tim Strege) (il) TNT 11/15/1983 Urgency cited in pleas to save Union Station TNT 11/16/1983 City decides to offer a dollar for Union Station T.Facts 11/17/1983 Save Our Station (il) TNT 11/17/1983 Big hurdles stand in way ... TNT 1/11/1984 ... land could cost city a bundle TNT 1/24/1984 Bill would help fund work ... TNT 1/26/1984 ... work delayed by jurisdictional doubt TNT 3/9/1984 Union Station bill resurrected TNT 3/13/1984 Glacier Park seeks partner for Union Station project TNT 3/18/1984 p.E9 Union Station is much like history book of Tacoma's "glory days" TNT 5/20/1984 Last call for Union Station (il,interior il) TNT 6/5/1984 Centennial sculptor Larry Anderson finds his work tough but satisfying (il of "New Beginnings" sculpture to be installed at Union Depot) TNT 6/15/1984 Last stop for Tacoma's Union Station (il) TNT 6/17/1984 Union Station posters available (posters designed for National Preservation Week) TNT 6/21/1984 Mediator being selected in lawsuit over Spur, Union Station concourse TNT 6/26/1984 DOT soon to raze concourse at station TNT 6/30/1984 Group files two motions to block state from dismantling concourse TNT 7/7/1984 ... concourse saved, to await court decision TNT 7/17/1984 Union Station request brings only one plan TNT 8/4/1984 Station concourse may fall on weekend TNT 8/5/1984 Wrecking ball rolls in with a rush (il of concourse demolition): Disney firm eyeing depot TNT 1/13/1985 p.C5 Convert station into a courthouse (letter to the editor by Seymour Johnson) TNT 2/12/1985 p.B4 Dicks: Use Union Station for U.S. courthouse TNT 2/13/1985 p.B2 Depot: Tacoman glad his letter helped TNT 7/25/1985 p.B1 Union Station may have its day as courthouse TNT 7/26/1985 p.B2 "Let's get involved", official says ... TNT 8/24/1985 p.B5 U.S. official view station conversion favorably TNT 01/26/2017 A1 Union Station glass art there forever; Chihuly gives it to federal government (il) 333.7 Un28U 333.7 Un28U2 352 T117T 7/20/1912 (il) 385 N814N 720.979 Si11E 748.2 C435C p.121 Chihuly at Union Station (il) 748.2 C435CP Chihuly projects 748.2 C4357H p.88-93 (Chihuly at Union Depot) 917.97 R27 (il) 979.7 B868B p.73 979.7788 AL566T p.68,69 (il) 979.7788 C8607U
