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The Beatles’ First Concert in the U.S. (1964)

This is seriously awesome. The Internet is just amazing. The Beatles in 1964 This is a video from February 11th, 1964. It is the first live concert the Beatles played in the U.S. and it was right here...

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Runaway Train Crashes Through Union Station Lobby

This is a guest post by GoDCer from Poolesville, Jack (the guy that tipped us off to some great stories, like the decapitated convict). Pennsylvania Railroad locomotive sticking out of the basement of...

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Crowds Watch Sculptors at Columbus Memorial

Happy belated Columbus Day! D.C. has its own Christopher Columbus memorial prominently positioned in front of Union Station.  Here’s a fascinating set of images from the Washington Times on April 29,...

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Map of Swampoodle and Proposed Union Depot

Here’s another map of Swampoodle from 1903. Make sure you check out the 1888 one and compare them. This has the proposed Union Station superimposed over the neighborhood and you’ll see some familiar...

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Cavernous Concourse at Union Station

Check out how massive Union Station looks in this photo. This is from 1910, several years after the railroad station was completed. Circa 1910. “Train concourse, Union Station, Washington, D.C.” 8×10...

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Want to Buy a Ford? Go to Union Station

You have to love this old photo from 1938. It shows two cars, a Ford on the left and on the right, a new brand they just launched, Mercury. I also love how the men are dressed. Nobody dresses up any...

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The Senator of the Pennsylvania Railroad

Check out this awesome photo of “The Senator” … this was a Pennsylvania Railroad train from back in 1929. Thanks Shorpy! The Pennsylvania Railroad’s “The Senator” in 1929   The post The Senator of the...

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Cool Aerial Photo of Union Station in 1977

This is a cool shot. Looks pretty different from what we have today. Union Station in 1977 Source: Library of Congress The post Cool Aerial Photo of Union Station in 1977 appeared first on Ghosts of DC.

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Great American Station: Union Station [VIDEO]

Here is a good video we stumbled upon on YouTube. It was pulled together by Amtrak in 2008, on the occasion of the station’s 100th anniversary. The post Great American Station: Union Station [VIDEO]...

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Great Photo from the Winter of 1918

This is an old photo of the “Billy Sunday tabernacle” near Union Station. Can you recognize any of the landmarks (other than the obvious Capitol and Library of Congress). January 1918. Washington, D.C....

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What Union Station Looked Like in 1963

What a cool old photo of Union Station (here’s another amazing photo). This was taken by Thomas O’Halloran on August 14, 1963. Passengers seated in long benches in the waiting room of Union Station,...

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Film Footage of Union Station in 1939

This is some cool old stock footage of the interior at Union Station. Source: Archive.org Don’t forget to check out this great photo of the station in 1963.   The post Film Footage of Union Station in...

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Union Station Reconstruction in the 1970s

Check out this photo of Union Station being rehabilitated. Thankfully they saved it instead of knocking it down like they did so many other beautiful old buildings back then (i.e., look at everything...

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Ladies’ Waiting Room in Union Station

Way back 100ish years ago, women would wait for their train in a separate waiting room at Union Station. Below is a photo of that ladies’ waiting room … which looks extremely sparse. This photo is from...

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Streetcars in Front of Union Station

This is an old photo of Union Station around 1920, with two streetcars sitting in front. streetcars in front of Union Station Source: Library of Congress The post Streetcars in Front of Union Station...

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Two World War I Marines in Front of Union Station

Here’s another great photo send in by GoDCer Michael. These two marines are sitting in front of Union Station, on the Columbus Statue as they await getting shipped out for World War I. John Henry...

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Check Out Union Station in the Twenties

Wow, this is such a cool old photo from the 1920s. Union Station, bird’s-eye view from the south Source: Library of Congress The post Check Out Union Station in the Twenties appeared first on Ghosts of...

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Union Station Under Construction

This is a terrific photo that we dug up on Flickr. It shows Union Station under construction in the early 1900s. We also cross-posted this on Cool Old Photos. Taken by Sidney Duff in Washington, DC....

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Haunting Old Photo of Tracks Near Union Station

This old photo shows the tracks near Union Station in 1920. “Union Station tracks, Washington, circa 1920.” National Photo Company Collection glass negative. Source: Flickr The post Haunting Old Photo...

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Union Station Taxis Before Uber

We love this old photo showing Union Station back in 1914. You’re looking at a familiar line of taxis waiting for passengers. Source: Library of Congress The post Union Station Taxis Before Uber...

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