December 7, 2012
A $243 million renovation of the St. Paul Union Depot is completed, and the downtown St. Paul facility will reopen to transit riders on Saturday, kicked off with an open house for the public. Here's a look at the depot from a historical perspective.
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St. Paul, Minnesota, USA — School children on a platform at the St. Paul Union Depot view the streamlined locomotive of the Burlington Zephyr in 1949. (Courtesy of Minnesota Historical Society) link to this photo
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St. Paul, Minnesota, USA — View of the St. Paul railroad yard showing Great Northern train in 1931. (Courtesy of Minnesota Historical Society) link to this photo
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St. Paul, Minnesota, USA — Passengers at the St. Paul Union Depot in 1936. (Courtesy of Minnesota Historical Society) link to this photo
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St. Paul, Minnesota, USA — St. Paul Union Depot 1924-1925. (Courtesy of Minnesota Historical Society) link to this photo
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St. Paul, Minnesota, USA — Passengers waiting to board trains at St. Paul's Union Depot in 1949. (Courtesy of Minnesota Historical Society) link to this photo
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St. Paul, Minnesota, USA — St. Paul Union Depot construction in 1919. (Courtesy of Minnesota Historical Society) link to this photo
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St. Paul, Minnesota, USA — People lined up for Easter Sunday dinner at the Union Depot restaurant in St. Paul, Minn. in 1962. (Courtesy of Minnesota Historical Society) link to this photo
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St. Paul, Minnesota, USA — "Railroad Day" celebration inside the St. Paul Union Depot in 1948. (Courtesy of Minnesota Historical Society) link to this photo
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St. Paul, Minnesota, USA — St. Paul Union Depot concourse in 1948. (Courtesy of Minnesota Historical Society) link to this photo
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This panorama shows the new interior of the Union Depot. The landmark station reopens Saturday after a $243 million face-lift and will host a new bus hub. St. Paul hopes the depot can spark a transportation renaissance for the city. (MPR Photo/Tim Nelson) link to this photo
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