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Meanwhile... from the Hall Of Justice. Did you know that in the early 1970s, Union Terminal became the model for the home of the Justice League in the cartoon Super Friends? Artist Al Gumer drew the Hall of Justice and based his creation off of the façade of Union Terminal, earning our building a permanent place in popular culture.

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Welcome to another Terminal Tuesday; featuring our atrium that welcomes you with each Union Terminal visit. It’s complete with red Verona marble, art deco fonts, historic doors, a 75th Anniversary time capsule and more! #UnionTerminalDecoDetails

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Did you know that our beloved green pigmented terrazzo Union Terminal fountain holds 44,000 gallons of water?! The terrazzo and marble chips of the fountain were applied over a two-layer polyurea waterproofing system that will protect the fountain structure from future water penetration. This iconic CMC building feature turned on for the first time after our restoration this past summer, and we can't wait for future summers with the fountain!

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First snow of the year at Union Terminal!

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Have you found and utilized these neat interactives created by our friends at GBBN Architects yet? Placed throughout the building, they highlight various aspects of our recent restoration along with #UnionTerminalDecoDetails. This one showcases the technology in the restoration. Without it, the entire 500,000 square feet of our building would have needed to be measured by hand in order to create needed drawings. Instead, 2,300 laser scanning stations were used to collect 4.3 billion data points so work could begin quickly. Next time you visit, scan the QR code to learn and see more.

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The artist who received the contract for the art in the public rooms during the construction of Union Terminal was a Frenchman named Pierre Bourdelle. Among other things, Bourdelle was asked to decorate the ceilings in the private dining rooms. For the one seen here, he painted three ceiling murals, all featuring elaborate and fanciful plant life. Swipe for a glimpse of the room and it’s #UnionTerminalDecoDetails. This space is occasional included in our free weekend Rotunda tours, and is also a rentable area- contact Private Events for details.

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🕐With the recent time change, we thought we'd share the #UnionTerminalDecoDetails of our beloved and historic #clock this #TerminalTuesday! During our restoration, its gears and mechanisms were fully cleaned, balanced and repaired and new red and amber glass fill the 18-foot diameter frame. After being repaired off-site, crews carried the internal mechanism up five flights of #UnionTerminal stairs piece by piece before reassembling it on-site. The hour and minute hands, measuring more than six and seven feet long, were then lifted up and reinstalled.

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⛲️Our fountain might be turned off for the upcoming winter months, but makes for a good time to show you some of the #UnionTerminalDecoDetails of the art deco spouts. Check out 1940s historic photos of the fountain too!

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Spanning a height of 106 feet, and a fan favorite of all possible #UnionTerminalDecoDetails, did you know that our Rotunda interior is the largest half-dome in the Western Hemisphere?! Dome Sweet Dome indeed!

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Happy Terminal Tuesday! Our #UnionTerminalDecoDetails get natural this week with this Krohn Conservatory’s Union Terminal in their Holiday display. Created by Applied Imagination!

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The last two weeks we showed you our original 1930s art deco Union Terminal President’s Office including the entrance area. This week we highlight its Conference Room complete with waiting room, cork floors and walls, fireplace and even a designated space to rest your 1930s cigar.

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Have you found and utilized these neat interactives created by our friends at GBBN yet? Placed throughout CMC, they highlight various aspects of our recent #UnionTerminal restoration along with #UnionTerminalDecoDetails. This one showcases the steel beneath the stone. It takes a lot of steel to build up a building like this. How much? Over 1,000 steel columns and 7,800 steel beams form the structural frame behind the building's historic stone and brick surfaces. The project team used a 3D model of the structure to properly coordinate locations of all the ducts, piping and wiring through the extensive steel skeleton. Next time you visit, scan the QR code to learn and see more.

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Have you seen our original 1930s #UnionTerminal President’s Office before? With beautiful #artdeco details and cork floors, it’s certainly easy to see why it’s a fan favorite. The room is part of our free weekend Rotunda tours given by our #HeritagePrograms docents. Or you can also book this special area for your next #PrivateEvent (call (513) 621-3326 for details). Stay tuned in future weeks when we feature the conference room and entrance of this multi-room space.

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Happy Terminday Tuesday! Directly behind the Rotunda mosaics are a series of curved hallways that have always provided access to various parts of Union Terminal. Here is one of those hallways that has been restored and painted with the classic mint green art deco color that the hall used to be in the 1940s. Thank you to the generations of folks who have worked on this building over the years to provide wonderful #UnionTerminalDecoDetails!

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🌡With the changing FALL temperatures, we thought it was a good time for you to check out the vintage thermostats seen around Union Terminal’s historic dining rooms! Have you seen these #UnionTerminalDecoDetails on the walls?

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🛋Can we offer you a seat this #TerminalTuesday? Original 1930s #UnionTerminal seats have been cleaned and restored and are available to enjoy in the Rotunda. Swipe to take a look at the artdeco details, right down to their copper feet!