Originally called the Union Station, it was jointly constructed by the San Pedro, Los Angeles and Salt Lake Railroad and the Oregon Short Line, both later wholly owned by the Union Pacific, at an estimated cost of $450,000 ($14,660,000 in today's dollars[2]). The platforms behind the station ran north-to-south, parallel to the first main line built in the Salt Lake Valley, which predated the station building. South of 1300 South this is the route used by the UTA TRAX Blue Line and Salt Lake City Southern, while north of North Temple (100 North) it is used by the FrontRunner line and Union Pacific. Trains from the west used a line south of 900 South in Glendale to approach the north-to-south platforms. The Salt Lake and Ogden (Bamberger) Interurban line also stopped nearby. When Amtrak was formed in 1971, it took over the remaining passenger services at the station, but after Rio Grande joined Amtrak all trains were moved to its station three blocks south.
According to The Railway Gazette (1907) the structure's plans came from the office of J.H. Wallace, Assistant Chief Engineer of the Southern Pacific, under the direction of D.J. Patterson, Architect for that company. It served the San Pedro, Los Angeles and Salt Lake and the Oregon Short Line when it was completed in 1909 and became wholly owned by Union Pacific in the 1920s. Initially, both railroads' initials were prominently displayed on the front of the building, but the "Union Pacific" shield or related logo has graced the depot for most of its history.[6]
The Union Pacific Depot in Salt Lake City Photo taken 3 Feb 2011
The sandstone building is in French Second Empire style, and includes a terrazzo floor and stained glass windows. One ceiling mural “Driving The Golden Spike” by San Francisco artist John MacQuarrie in 1909, depicts the driving of the Golden Spike north of Salt Lake City at "Promontory Summit" signifying the completion of the first transcontinental railroad in 1869. Another mural, “Emigrants Entering Salt Lake Valley,” by San Francisco artists John MacQuarrie & August C. Wocker in 1909, shows the 1847 arrival of Mormonpioneers to what is now Salt Lake City.
Several side rooms were originally used for separate male and female waiting areas. The depot once housed an emergency hospital, lunch room, baggage rooms, and offices for both of the original railroads.[6] Most of these features are gone now, but the building was extensively renovated in the 1970s to repair damage. Additionally, the original slate roof was replaced by copper plates due to leaking problems.
Current
The main lobby, no longer used by Amtrak (which has relocated the Salt Lake City Intermodal Hub), serves as an entrance to The Gateway development. Most of the building is not used for its original purpose, but Union Pacific uses some of the space for offices and training areas.
In January 2006, three floors opened as a restaurant and music venue, fittingly called The Depot.[7] The Depot brings a wide variety of musical talent to Salt Lake City.
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The Depot redirects here For other uses see The Depot disambiguation The Salt Lake City Union Pacific Depot is a building on the western edge of downtown Salt Lake City Utah United States Built in 1908 09 it dates back to the more prosperous era in the history of American railroad travel As Salt Lake Union Pacific Railroad Station it is listed on the National Register of Historic Places Salt Lake CityFormer Union Pacific Railroad and Amtrak stationUnion Pacific Depot c 2002General informationLocationSouth Temple at 400 WestSalt Lake City UtahUnited StatesTracksNone remainingConstructionStructure typeAt gradeHistoryOpened1908Closed1986 for passenger rail service Former servicesPreceding station Amtrak Following stationElkotoward Oakland California Zephyr Provotoward ChicagoOgdentoward ChicagoDeltatoward Los Angeles Desert Wind Provotoward ChicagoMilfordtoward Los Angeles Ogdentoward ChicagoOgdentoward Seattle Pioneer Provotoward ChicagoPreceding station Union Pacific Railroad Following stationSandytoward Los Angeles Los Angeles and Salt Lake Railroad TerminusSalt Lake Union Pacific Railroad StationU S National Register of Historic PlacesShow map of UtahShow map of the United StatesCoordinates40 46 10 N 111 54 9 W 40 76944 N 111 90250 W 40 76944 111 90250 Coordinates 40 46 10 N 111 54 9 W 40 76944 N 111 90250 W 40 76944 111 90250Area1 acre 0 40 ha Built1908ArchitectD J Patterson and John Dove IsaacsArchitectural styleLate 19th and 20th Century Revivals French RenaissanceNRHP reference No 75001818 1 Added to NRHP9 July 1975 Contents 1 Railway history 1 1 Amtrak 2 Architecture 3 Current 4 References 5 External linksRailway history EditOriginally called the Union Station it was jointly constructed by the San Pedro Los Angeles and Salt Lake Railroad and the Oregon Short Line both later wholly owned by the Union Pacific at an estimated cost of 450 000 14 660 000 in today s dollars 2 The platforms behind the station ran north to south parallel to the first main line built in the Salt Lake Valley which predated the station building South of 1300 South this is the route used by the UTA TRAX Blue Line and Salt Lake City Southern while north of North Temple 100 North it is used by the FrontRunner line and Union Pacific Trains from the west used a line south of 900 South in Glendale to approach the north to south platforms The Salt Lake and Ogden Bamberger Interurban line also stopped nearby When Amtrak was formed in 1971 it took over the remaining passenger services at the station but after Rio Grande joined Amtrak all trains were moved to its station three blocks south Amtrak Edit From 1977 to 1986 the depot served as Salt Lake City s Amtrak station but was then replaced by the Denver and Rio Grande Western Depot It was served by the California Zephyr Desert Wind and Pioneer trains with the latter two having been discontinued in 1997 3 4 The California Zephyr runs once daily between Chicago Illinois and Emeryville California in the San Francisco Bay Area The former Desert Wind ran daily from Chicago to Los Angeles and the former Pioneer ran daily Chicago to Seattle In 1999 Amtrak moved to the Salt Lake City Intermodal Hub 5 Architecture EditAccording to The Railway Gazette 1907 the structure s plans came from the office of J H Wallace Assistant Chief Engineer of the Southern Pacific under the direction of D J Patterson Architect for that company It served the San Pedro Los Angeles and Salt Lake and the Oregon Short Line when it was completed in 1909 and became wholly owned by Union Pacific in the 1920s Initially both railroads initials were prominently displayed on the front of the building but the Union Pacific shield or related logo has graced the depot for most of its history 6 The Union Pacific Depot in Salt Lake CityPhoto taken 3 Feb 2011 The sandstone building is in French Second Empire style and includes a terrazzo floor and stained glass windows One ceiling mural Driving The Golden Spike by San Francisco artist John MacQuarrie in 1909 depicts the driving of the Golden Spike north of Salt Lake City at Promontory Summit signifying the completion of the first transcontinental railroad in 1869 Another mural Emigrants Entering Salt Lake Valley by San Francisco artists John MacQuarrie amp August C Wocker in 1909 shows the 1847 arrival of Mormon pioneers to what is now Salt Lake City Several side rooms were originally used for separate male and female waiting areas The depot once housed an emergency hospital lunch room baggage rooms and offices for both of the original railroads 6 Most of these features are gone now but the building was extensively renovated in the 1970s to repair damage Additionally the original slate roof was replaced by copper plates due to leaking problems Current EditThe main lobby no longer used by Amtrak which has relocated the Salt Lake City Intermodal Hub serves as an entrance to The Gateway development Most of the building is not used for its original purpose but Union Pacific uses some of the space for offices and training areas In January 2006 three floors opened as a restaurant and music venue fittingly called The Depot 7 The Depot brings a wide variety of musical talent to Salt Lake City References Edit National Register Information System National Register of Historic Places National Park Service March 13 2009 1634 1699 McCusker J J 1997 How Much Is That in Real Money A Historical Price Index for Use as a Deflator of Money Values in the Economy of the United States Addenda et Corrigenda PDF American Antiquarian Society 1700 1799 McCusker J J 1992 How Much Is That in Real Money A Historical Price Index for Use as a Deflator of Money Values in the Economy of the United States PDF American Antiquarian Society 1800 present Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis Consumer Price Index estimate 1800 Retrieved April 16 2022 Amtrak National Timetables timetables org Amtrak 26 Oct 1986 p 8 Retrieved 9 Jan 2014 Amtrak National Timetable Spring Summer 1999 timetables org Amtrak 16 May 1999 p 17 Retrieved 9 Jan 2014 Amtrak Timetable Fall 1999 Winter 2000 timetables org Amtrak 31 Oct 1999 p 17 Retrieved 9 Jan 2014 a b Roberts Allen 1975 Salt Lake Union Pacific Railroad Depot National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form National Park Service Retrieved 2009 05 07 The Depot SLC Retrieved 21 August 2018 External links Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to Salt Lake City Union Pacific Depot The Depot now a hip Salt Lake City concert venue Salt Lake City Amtrak Station with former Rio Grande amp Union Pacific Stations USA RailGuide TrainWeb Historic American Buildings Survey HABS No UT 88 Union Passenger Station Third West amp South Temple Salt Lake City Salt Lake County UT 4 photos 5 measured drawings 8 data pages 1 photo caption page Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Salt Lake City Union Pacific Depot amp oldid 1115530790, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
