Beautiful Union Station in Utica
27 Jul
Union Station in Utica, NY. Isn’t it pretty? I took the train to Manhattan a few weeks ago, what a blast. I can’t wait to do it again!
Union Station is built for many, many more travelers than what I experienced (about 15 to 20 of us, that day). The station is very large, and, as you can see from the photo, very clean and architecturally impressive. I don’t know much of the history of the building. It is located in the Baggs Square area, north of the city. It’s wonderfully old-fashioned– no blaring air horns and flashing LCD HDTV lights and images here. Very quiet, very restful. On a busy day, all the noise must float up to the top, near the ceilings. I could look at the ceiling there forever. Everything is beautiful.
I love the train station. My dad used to always bring us kids there with him. He used to always go to the newsstand that used to be there (am not sure if its still there). Also, there was a barber shop in there that he went to.
I used to love playing hide and go seek at the train station…withe those big, long benches it was so neat!
The pillars, the ceiling, the detail…all so beautiful!!!