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“So, where’s the Starbucks? The cushy chairs? The quasi-book-related merchandise?” Well, this is the Cincinnati Union Terminal bookstore. Which meant it sold those bound paper things with words in...
Ah, those were the days – instead of having their banal and annoying phone conversations right in front of you on their cell phone, people went into phone booths...
The attention to detail is evident everywhere in Cincinnati Union Terminal; the head honcho’s office was certainly no exception, with exquisite wood paneling in the rounded doors leading from...
We know what you’re thinking: “Wow, my cubicle doesn’t even have a door, much less a fireplace!” Yeah, us too – we have built-in bookcase envy, not to mention...
The Cincinnati Union Terminal Company president’s office sure beats the heck out of today’s cube farms…. Natural cork floors, inlaid wood paneling, built-in bookshelves, custom-designed leather upholstered furniture and...
The Cincinnati Dining Room, which has now been restored to its original Art Deco swagger, was named for the giant map of Cincinnati wallpapered to the ceiling – only...
The glass circular display case that used to hold brushes, shaving supplies, combs and Brylcreem outside the men’s barbershop was salvaged by a Club member, and now is used...
The huge glass mosaics at Union Terminal were based on real-life vignettes; the inspiration for this Concourse mosaic was clearly a photo from the Cincinnati Railroad Club’s collection. Of...
This photo was taken from the point of view of the Big Cheese himself, from behind the Cincinnati Union Terminal Co. president’s desk. The beautiful wood paneling and cozy...
Art Deco-style wood paneling, characteristic of many Union Terminal rooms, was also present in this conference room situated off the president’s office. Every piece of furniture was custom-designed to...