Summary
The Greyhound Bus Terminal in downtown Evansville, Indiana, also known as the Greyhound Bus Station, is a Streamline Moderne-style building from 1938. It was built at a cost of $150,000.[3][4] Its architects include W.S. Arrasmith who designed numerous other Greyhound depots.[5] The terminal, at the corner of Third and Sycamore streets,[2] was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.[1]
Greyhound Bus Terminal | |
 Greyhound Bus Terminal (December 2008) | |
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| Location | 102 NW. 3rd St., Evansville, Indiana |
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| Coordinates | 37°58′19″N 87°34′24″W / 37.97194°N 87.57333°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1938[2] |
| Architect | Wischmeyer, Arrasmith, & Elswick; Berendes, Edwin C. |
| Architectural style | Streamline Moderne |
| NRHP reference No. | 79000048[1] |
| Added to NRHP | October 1, 1979 |
In July 2008, the long-unused bus terminal and its site had been considered in discussions about potential locations for a new arena that would replace Roberts Municipal Stadium. By December, city council approved plans to build the Ford Center in another downtown location.[6]
In December 2011, then Mayor Jonathan Weinzapfel announced plans to turn the adjacent property into Bicentennial Park to celebrate the city's upcoming bicentennial in 2012.[7]
In 2016, a restaurant named Bru Burger opened inside the old terminal.
Gallery edit
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The station in 2016.
External links edit
- Student 3D model of the station (with introduction and narration) from the website of the Evansville Vanderburgh Public Library
References edit
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 13 March 2009.
- ^ a b "Architects weigh options for Old Greyhound station". Evansville Courier & Press. 2 July 2008. Retrieved 1 July 2010.
- ^ "Greyhound Bus Station, Evansville Indiana". Postcard. Vintage Views of Art Deco. Retrieved 1 July 2010.
Caption: Greyhound Bus Station, Evansville Indiana. Completed in 1938 at a cost of $150,000. One of the most modern Bus Stations in the United States. 106 buses are scheduled in and out of the station each day. Publisher: Loge News Co., Evansville, Ind.
- ^ "Indiana State Historic Architectural and Archaeological Research Database (SHAARD)" (Searchable database). Department of Natural Resources, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology. Retrieved 1 August 2016. Note: This includes Nancy J. Long (October 1978). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Greyhound Bus Terminal" (PDF). Retrieved 1 August 2016. and Accompanying photographs
- ^ "Asset Detail". npgallery.nps.gov. Retrieved 10 April 2018.
- ^ "City Council OKs arena plans". Evansville Courier & Press. 22 December 2008. Retrieved 1 July 2010.
- ^ "Plans Moving Forward for the Creation of Bicentennial Park". City of Evansville. 6 October 2012. Archived from the original on 6 October 2012. Retrieved 7 November 2014.