Great Northern Station and Union Station

ID: 5337 ~ Source: Spokane City Historic Preservation Office Photographic Collection, Office of the Secretary of State, Washington State Archives, Digital Archives, http://digitalarchives.wa.gov,
Spokane Municipal Government, Historic Preservation, General Photographic Collection, 1900-1974, Eastern Regional Branch, Washington State Archives, Cheney, WA. https://www.digitalarchives.wa.gov/Record/View/2594008A8A777CF1D9A70866BD6D3CB2 ~ Creator: Spokane City Historic Preservation Office

This file appears in: Union Pacific Rail Depot: Lost Architectural Masterpiece

Union Station, seen to the right, was originally intended to be constructed elsewhere in town but designers opted to place it in the middle of downtown in order to block the view of rival Great Northern from the city center.

This file appears in: Union Pacific Rail Depot: Lost Architectural Masterpiece

Union Pacific Rail Depot: Lost Architectural Masterpiece

By Devrick Barnett

Unlike the Great Northern Station which has left its mark on downtown Spokane, nothing remains of the elegant Union Station instead the Red Rider Wagon play area occupies its former location.