Greyhound Bus Terminal (Evansville, Indiana) facts for kids
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Greyhound Bus Terminal
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Greyhound Bus Terminal (December 2008)
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| Location | 102 NW. 3rd St., Evansville, Indiana |
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| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1938 |
| Architect | Wischmeyer, Arrasmith, & Elswick; Berendes, Edwin C. |
| Architectural style | Streamline Moderne |
| NRHP reference No. | 79000048 |
| Added to NRHP | October 1, 1979 |
The Greyhound Bus Terminal in Evansville, Indiana, is a really cool old building. It's also known as the Greyhound Bus Station. This building was finished in 1938 and has a special design style called Streamline Moderne.
Building it cost about $150,000 back then. A famous architect named W.S. Arrasmith helped design it. He designed many other Greyhound bus stations too! This station is located at the corner of Third and Sycamore streets. In 1979, it was added to the National Register of Historic Places. This means it's an important historical site.
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History of the Bus Terminal
The Greyhound Bus Terminal has an interesting history. It has been a part of Evansville for many years.
Plans for a New Arena
In 2008, people talked about building a new sports arena in Evansville. They thought about putting it where the old bus terminal was. But by December of that year, the city council decided to build the new arena, called the Ford Center, somewhere else downtown.
Creating Bicentennial Park
In December 2011, the mayor at the time, Jonathan Weinzapfel, announced a new plan. He wanted to turn the land next to the bus terminal into a park. This park would be called Bicentennial Park. It was created to celebrate Evansville's 200th birthday in 2012.
New Life as a Restaurant
Even though it stopped being a bus station, the building found a new purpose. In 2016, a restaurant called Bru Burger opened inside the old terminal. This means the historic building is still being used today!
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The station in 2016.
