The Greyhound Bus Terminal in downtown

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, also known as the Greyhound Bus Station, is a

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-style building from 1938. It was built at a cost of $150,000. ''Note:'' This includes and Accompanying photographs Its architects include W.S. Arrasmith who designed numerous other Greyhound depots. The terminal, at the corner of Third and Sycamore streets, was listed on the

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in 1979. In July 2008, the long-unused bus terminal and its site had been considered in discussions about potential locations for a new arena that would replace

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. By December, city council approved plans to build the Ford Center in another downtown location. In December 2011, then Mayor Jonathan Weinzapfel announced plans to turn the adjacent property into Bicentennial Park to celebrate the city's upcoming bicentennial in 2012. In 2016, a restaurant named Bru Burger opened inside the old terminal.

Gallery

Image:GreyhoundBusStationEvansville2016.png, The station in 2016.

External links

Student 3D model of the station
(with introduction and narration) from the website of the

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References

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