The Terminal Tower is one of the most recognizable structures in downtown Cleveland. Some even consider it a symbol of the city. But did you know that when it was built, you could once board an intercity passenger train from the terminal? But why did the passenger trains leave the station in the first place?

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Cleveland Public Library Photograph Collection: https://cpl.org/aboutthelibrary/subje...

Cleveland State University Special Collections: https://www.clevelandmemory.org/

Library of Congress: https://www.loc.gov/

Works Cited:

Harwood, Herbert H. Invisible Giants: The Empires of Cleveland’s Van Sweringen Brothers. Indiana UP, 2003.

Cleveland’s Endearing Terminal: 52 Stories of the Terminal Tower.

Historic American Buildings Survey, Creator, et al. Terminal Tower Building, Cleveland Union Terminal, 50 Public Square, Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, OH. Documentation Compiled After. Photograph. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, www.loc.gov/item/oh1517/.

Historic American Engineering Record, Creator, Mantis J Van Sweringen, and Oris P Van Sweringen. Shaker Heights Rapid Transit Line, Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, OH. Documentation Compiled After. Photograph. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, www.loc.gov/item/oh0092/.

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