Ghosts of Cincinnati by Teri Casper

Author:Teri Casper
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing Inc.
Published: 2012-03-11T16:00:00+00:00

Winold Reiss was hired to paint the beautiful artistry inside Union Terminal. Courtesy Built in America Collection, Library of Congress.

The station sat empty for quite a few years until it was eventually developed into the Land of Oz, a classy shopping mall. Vendors leased storefronts inside the terminal and sold clothes, shoes, food and souvenirs. The plan was never really successful and only lasted a few years, though some vendors would stay behind and use it as a flea market for several more years. There were high hopes for restoring the building and bringing it new life.

In 1986, Cincinnatians decided to give the old Union Terminal a new purpose. Voters passed a $33 million bond issue to restore the building, and turn it into what is now the Cincinnati Museum Center. The project also received another $11 million to help with the restoration project from the City of Cincinnati, the State of Ohio and from private funding.

The Cincinnati Museum Center at Union Terminal finally opened in 1990. It is host to several different museums and special exhibits. The Museum of Natural History will guide you through all things nature. The Cincinnati History Museum has the largest World War II homefront exhibit in the nation. The Robert D. Linder Family Omnimax Theatre plays hourly special features. The dome theatre is five stories high and seventy-two feet in diameter. This is one of the most successful Omnimax theaters in the world. The Cincinnati Historical Society Museum and Library has one of the most significant regional history collections in America. The year 1991 saw the grand return of the passenger trains, when Amtrak established a schedule for the Museum Center. Soon to follow was the opening of the Duke Energy Children’s Museum in 1998. The Children’s Museum brought in over 450,000 visitors in its first year. Since it opened, it has been consistently ranked in the top ten children’s museums in the world.

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