Shreveport Central Station is a historic train station in Shreveport, Louisiana. It was built in 1910 by the Louisiana and Arkansas Railroad, a railroad that was eventually acquired by the Kansas City Southern Railway. (However, the KCS used Union Station ever since 1909.) By the opening of the 1940s the L&A and the St. Louis Southwestern Railway or 'Cotton Belt' moved its passenger operations from Central Station to Shreveport Union Station.[2][3]
Central Railroad Station | |
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| Location | 1025 Marshall Street, Shreveport, Louisiana |
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| Coordinates | 32°30′32″N 93°44′43″W / 32.50878°N 93.74526°W |
| Area | 1.25 acres (0.51 ha) |
| Built | 1910 |
| Architect | Louisiana and Arkansas Railroad |
| Architectural style | Italian Renaissance, Mission/Spanish Colonial Revival |
| Part of | Shreveport Commercial Historic District (ID82002760) |
| NRHP reference No. | 91000622[1] |
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| Added to NRHP | May 28, 1991 |
| Designated CP | April 29, 2015 |
Historical recognition edit
The building, along with an adjoining small freight depot shortly north of it, was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1991 as the Central Railroad Station.[1][4] The building also became a contributing property of Shreveport Commercial Historic District when its boundaries were increased on April 29, 2015.[5]
The former station currently survives as a gay bar and dance club.[6][7]
See also edit
References edit
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ Cox, Jim. Rails Across Dixie, McFarland and Company, Inc., 2011, p. 342-43 ISBN 9781476666013.
- ^ "Index of Railroad Stations". Official Guide of the Railways. 74 (1). National Railway Publication Company. June 1941.
- ^ National Register Staff (February 1991). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Central Railroad Station". National Park Service. Retrieved April 11, 2018. With seven photos from 1991.
- ^ "Shreveport Commercial Historic District" (PDF). State of Louisiana's Division of Historic Preservation. Retrieved April 16, 2018.
- ^ Central Station (Yelp.com)
- ^ Central Station Shreveport (ClubFly.com)
| Preceding station | St. Louis Southwestern Railway | Following station | ||
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| Terminus | Shreveport – Lewisville until 1940
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Brownlee toward Lewisville
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