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6/12/2025
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Viewing Album:  Birmingham Union Station (not Terminal Station)
 
By:Bob Hasty
Dates:1/1/1900 - 1/1/1963
Album Info:Birmingham was a new city in the 1880's and in need of a Big Train station. Originally, when the railroads started service, they simply built next to an existing hotel, The Relay House. As you can imagine, this did not work very well. So, in the late 1880's, the new Birmingham Union Passenger station was built. There are very few pictures of this station as most people took pictures of the Terminal Station. I have been collecting the ones that I can find, most of them so far being from Post Cards. Here is what I have so far. I will add to this gallery as I find additional ones. If you find one, PLEASE let me know.
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Birmingham 1885
Title:  Birmingham 1885
Description:  Lithograph of downtown Birmingham showing trackage and proposed Hotel and train station which were never built. The location is the same as Birmingham Union Station.
Photo Date:  1/1/1885  Upload Date: 8/28/2019 6:09:18 PM
Location:  Birmingham, AL
Author:  Henry Wellge
Categories:  Station,Passenger
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Views:  242   Comments: 0
Proposed Hotel and Station
Title:  Proposed Hotel and Station
Description:  This is an enlarged portion of the lithograph. It shows the proposed Hotel and station. These were never built. Instead Birmingham Union Station was built at the same location. Lithograph from the Birmingham History Center.
Photo Date:  1/1/1885  Upload Date: 8/28/2019 6:12:35 PM
Location:  Birmingham, AL
Author:  Henry Wellge
Categories:  Station,Passenger,Track
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Views:  273   Comments: 1
Union Station view 20th Street
Title:  Union Station view 20th Street
Description:  Found another view of Union Station looking up 20th Street. This is from a post card of the view up 20th Street. Date is only a guess.
Photo Date:  1/1/1900  Upload Date: 1/25/2017 3:11:43 PM
Location:  Birmingham, AL
Author:  Bob Hasty
Categories:  Station,Passenger
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Views:  235   Comments: 0
Birmingham Union Station from corner of Morris Ave and 29th st.
Title:  Birmingham Union Station from corner of Morris Ave and 29th st.
Description: 
Photo Date:  1/1/1900  Upload Date: 7/31/2014 10:46:00 AM
Location:  Birmingham, AL
Author: 
Categories:  Station,Passenger
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Views:  226   Comments: 0
Union Station, C1887
Title:  Union Station, C1887
Description:  An early photo of Union Station.
Photo Date:  1/1/1963  Upload Date: 9/1/2014 11:28:11 AM
Location:  Birmingham, AL
Author: 
Categories:  Station,Passenger
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Views:  146   Comments: 0
Troops heading to the Spanish American War. Actual date unknown. Photo from the Birmingham Public Library collection.
Title:  Troops heading to the Spanish American War. Actual date unknown. Photo from the Birmingham Public Library collection.
Description: 
Photo Date:  1/2/1900  Upload Date: 7/31/2014 10:47:09 AM
Location:  Birmingham, AL
Author: 
Categories:  Station,Passenger
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Views:  220   Comments: 0
A Postcard view fromt he rear of Birmingham Union Station showing the train shed and division office building (green building to left of train shed)
Title:  A Postcard view fromt he rear of Birmingham Union Station showing the train shed and division office building (green building to left of train shed)
Description: 
Photo Date:  1/3/1900  Upload Date: 7/31/2014 10:47:49 AM
Location:  Birmingham, AL
Author: 
Categories:  Station,Passenger
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Views:  228   Comments: 0
Postcard view of the rear yard and main track at Birmingham Union Station. The only building that is still there, as far as I can determine is the Power Company Steam plant on the right side of photo. In this photo you can look directly down Morris Ave. T
Title:  Postcard view of the rear yard and main track at Birmingham Union Station. The only building that is still there, as far as I can determine is the Power Company Steam plant on the right side of photo. In this photo you can look directly down Morris Ave. T
Description: 
Photo Date:  1/4/1900  Upload Date: 7/31/2014 10:48:09 AM
Location:  Birmingham, AL
Author: 
Categories:  Station,Passenger
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Views:  231   Comments: 0
Photo of a painting which was found hanging the Highlands United Methodist Church.
Title:  Photo of a painting which was found hanging the Highlands United Methodist Church.
Description: 
Photo Date:  1/5/1900  Upload Date: 7/31/2014 10:48:42 AM
Location:  Birmingham, AL
Author: 
Categories:  Station,Passenger
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Views:  175   Comments: 0
Aerial View of Station platforms and tracks
Title:  Aerial View of Station platforms and tracks
Description:  This is an interesting view of the L&N Station showing the Post 1930s view of the layout. You can see the Station, Division office building, L&Ns steam plant and the freight depot.
Photo Date:  4/23/1933  Upload Date: 8/18/2014 12:54:20 PM
Location:  Birmingham, AL
Author: 
Categories:  Station,Passenger
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Views:  310   Comments: 0
OK - this one is not of Birmingham Union Station directly, but you can see the roof of the station above the bridge on the extreme right. It shows the trackage into the station soon after the grade seperation was completed. This is actually an interesting
Title:  OK - this one is not of Birmingham Union Station directly, but you can see the roof of the station above the bridge on the extreme right. It shows the trackage into the station soon after the grade seperation was completed. This is actually an interesting
Description: 
Photo Date:  1/1/1935  Upload Date: 7/31/2014 10:48:57 AM
Location:  Birmingham, AL
Author: 
Categories:  Station,Passenger
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Views:  288   Comments: 0

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