{"id":75,"date":"2015-04-26T18:17:52","date_gmt":"2015-04-26T18:17:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/scholarblogs.emory.edu\/atlantarail\/?page_id=75"},"modified":"2015-05-07T16:16:41","modified_gmt":"2015-05-07T16:16:41","slug":"historic-vignettes","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/scholarblogs.emory.edu\/atlantarail\/historic-vignettes\/","title":{"rendered":"Historic Vignettes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>This page provides a tour of Terminal Station&#8217;s history, starting with its construction in 1905, weaving through exciting stories of its heyday and eventual decline, and ending with its demolition in 1972. The bird&#8217;s eye view of Atlanta below shows conceptual locations of each event, allowing\u00a0our visitors to experience the part of 20th Century Atlanta surrounding Terminal Station as a\u00a0local. Click on the thumbnails below to learn more.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/railga.com\/Depots\/atl_1919map2.html\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-76 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/scholarblogs.emory.edu\/atlantarail\/files\/2015\/04\/atl_1919map2wcolor2.jpg\" alt=\"atl_1919map2wcolor2\" width=\"1208\" height=\"623\" srcset=\"https:\/\/scholarblogs.emory.edu\/atlantarail\/files\/2015\/04\/atl_1919map2wcolor2.jpg 1208w, https:\/\/scholarblogs.emory.edu\/atlantarail\/files\/2015\/04\/atl_1919map2wcolor2-300x155.jpg 300w, https:\/\/scholarblogs.emory.edu\/atlantarail\/files\/2015\/04\/atl_1919map2wcolor2-1024x528.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1208px) 100vw, 1208px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<table style=\"height: 359px\" width=\"1211\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left\"><a href=\"https:\/\/scholarblogs.emory.edu\/atlantarail\/the-opening-of-terminal-station-1905\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-94 alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/scholarblogs.emory.edu\/atlantarail\/files\/2015\/04\/Vignette-1-thumb.jpg\" alt=\"Vignette 1 thumb\" width=\"105\" height=\"100\" \/><\/a>\u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/scholarblogs.emory.edu\/atlantarail\/the-opening-of-terminal-station-1905\/\">The Opening of Terminal Station, 1905<\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left\"><a href=\"http:\/\/scholarblogs.emory.edu\/atlantarail\/midnight-mail\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-95 alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/scholarblogs.emory.edu\/atlantarail\/files\/2015\/04\/Vignette-2-thumb.jpg\" alt=\"Vignette 2 thumb\" width=\"105\" height=\"110\" \/><\/a>\u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/scholarblogs.emory.edu\/atlantarail\/midnight-mail\/\">Heroes of the Midnight Mail, 1905<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left\"><a href=\"https:\/\/scholarblogs.emory.edu\/atlantarail\/louis-berckmans-in-atlanta-1930\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-96 alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/scholarblogs.emory.edu\/atlantarail\/files\/2015\/04\/Vignette-3-thumb.jpg\" alt=\"Vignette 3 thumb\" width=\"105\" height=\"107\" \/><\/a>\u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/scholarblogs.emory.edu\/atlantarail\/louis-berckmans-in-atlanta-1930\/\">A Day\u00a0in the Life of a Passenger, 1930<\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left\"><a href=\"https:\/\/scholarblogs.emory.edu\/atlantarail\/murder-at-terminal-station-1949\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-97 alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/scholarblogs.emory.edu\/atlantarail\/files\/2015\/04\/Vignette-4-thumb-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Vignette 4 thumb\" width=\"105\" height=\"106\" srcset=\"https:\/\/scholarblogs.emory.edu\/atlantarail\/files\/2015\/04\/Vignette-4-thumb-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/scholarblogs.emory.edu\/atlantarail\/files\/2015\/04\/Vignette-4-thumb.jpg 171w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 105px) 100vw, 105px\" \/><\/a>\u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/scholarblogs.emory.edu\/atlantarail\/murder-at-terminal-station-1949\/\">Murder at Terminal Station, 1949<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left\"><a href=\"http:\/\/scholarblogs.emory.edu\/atlantarail\/?p=336\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-98 alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/scholarblogs.emory.edu\/atlantarail\/files\/2015\/04\/Vignette-5-thumb.jpg\" alt=\"Vignette 5 thumb\" width=\"105\" height=\"101\" \/><\/a>\u00a0\u00a0<a title=\"Demolition of Terminal Station\" href=\"http:\/\/scholarblogs.emory.edu\/atlantarail\/?p=336\">Demolition, 1972<\/a><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; This page provides a tour of Terminal Station&#8217;s history, starting with its construction in 1905, weaving through exciting stories of its heyday and eventual decline, and ending with its demolition in 1972. 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