Greyhound Bus Terminal (Evansville, Indiana)

The Greyhound Bus Terminal in downtown Evansville, Indiana, also known as the Greyhound Bus Station, is a Streamline Moderne-style building from 1938. It was built at a cost of $150,000.^[3][4] Its architects include W.S. Arrasmith who designed numerous other Greyhound depots.^[5] The terminal, at the corner of Third and Sycamore streets,^[1] was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.^[2]

Greyhound Bus Terminal
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Greyhound Bus Terminal (December 2008)
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Location	102 NW. 3rd St., Evansville, Indiana
Coordinates	37°58′19″N 87°34′24″W
Area	less than one acre
Built	1938[1]
Architect	Wischmeyer, Arrasmith, & Elswick; Berendes, Edwin C.
Architectural style	Streamline Moderne
NRHP reference No.	79000048[2]
Added to NRHP	October 1, 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 Roberts Municipal Stadium. By December, city council approved plans to build the Ford Center in another downtown location.^[6]

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.^[7]

In 2016, a restaurant named Bru Burger opened inside the old terminal.

Gallery

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  The station in 2016.

External links

• Student 3D model of the station Archived 22 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine (with introduction and narration) from the website of the Evansville Vanderburgh Public Library

References

1. "Architects weigh options for Old Greyhound station". Evansville Courier & Press. 2 July 2008. Retrieved 1 July 2010.
2. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 13 March 2009.
3. "Greyhound Bus Station, Evansville Indiana". Postcard. Vintage Views of Art Deco. Retrieved 1 July 2010. Caption: Greyhound Bus Station, Evansville Indiana. Completed in 1938 at a cost of $150,000. One of the most modern Bus Stations in the United States. 106 buses are scheduled in and out of the station each day. Publisher: Loge News Co., Evansville, Ind.
4. "Indiana State Historic Architectural and Archaeological Research Database (SHAARD)" (Searchable database). Department of Natural Resources, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology. Retrieved 1 August 2016. Note: This includes Nancy J. Long (October 1978). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Greyhound Bus Terminal" (PDF). Retrieved 1 August 2016. and Accompanying photographs
5. "Asset Detail". npgallery.nps.gov. Retrieved 10 April 2018.
6. "City Council OKs arena plans". Evansville Courier & Press. 22 December 2008. Retrieved 1 July 2010.
7. "Plans Moving Forward for the Creation of Bicentennial Park". City of Evansville. 6 October 2012. Archived from the original on 6 October 2012. Retrieved 7 November 2014.