Close Call for Union Station

I did not know this. Via ULI:

By the late 1970s, Union Station had fallen into such a state of seediness that some in Congress were advocating tearing it down…But Union Station did not succumb to the wrecker’s ball as many feared. The dire situation awakened citizens groups, public and private constituents, and even Congress, which, with its budgeting and oversight responsibilities, had been part of the problem.