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24-JUL-2016

The old Greyhound bus terminal

The last time I saw this building it was a real bus terminal, with the buses situated behind it. How things have changed here. Now it serves as the entry to a modern office building. I liked that the Greyhound insignia is still in front of the door, and if you look closely at the building itself (below/previous picture), you can see where “Greyhound” has been replaced by “1100 New York Avenue.”

From Streets of Washington http://www.streetsofwashington.com/2010/07/washington-deco-old-greyhound-terminal.html with a picture of how it used to look: “The stretch of New York Avenue between 11th and 12th Streets NW is a wonderfully open urban space—a broad, divided east-west avenue with a triangle of parkland and busy north-south streets on either side. The spot could make for a handy transportation hub, and that is just what it did for almost half a century, hosting the Greyhound Bus Lines Super Terminal on the south side of the avenue. Thanks to the valiant efforts of the D.C. Preservation League, the Art Deco Society of Washington and the Committee of 100 on the Federal City, the former terminal, completed in 1940, survives today nearly intact as the entrance pavilion to a modern office building at 1100 New York Avenue.”

The old Greyhound bus terminal, posted earlier:

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Graeme04-Oct-2016 22:37
Great capture of the entrance.V
M Paula Neumann20-Aug-2016 00:33
Like the curves and lines. Well balanced image. V
Julie Oldfield17-Aug-2016 00:12
I'm glad to see it is being repurposed. Nicely composed. V
janescottcumming16-Aug-2016 11:10
Great article and a very cool photo of the entrance. V
LynnH16-Aug-2016 01:18
Awesome Deco design. I adore anything Art Deco. V
Alexander Kazakov15-Aug-2016 20:29
Nice shot! V
Pieter Bos14-Aug-2016 21:02
Very nice symmetric image, Helen! ~V
Colin Storey14-Aug-2016 17:37
Perfectly composed symmetry here.
Tom Munson14-Aug-2016 16:13
Brings back old memories riding the bus when I was a kid. Nice work!
Tom LeRoy14-Aug-2016 16:06
Very nice to find something like this. Excellent shot of once was an iconic Greyhound terminal. V
Patrick Goossens14-Aug-2016 15:43
I like the architectural style, so typical for that period.
Jim Coffman14-Aug-2016 15:35
Nice capture of what use to be!
Chris Morton14-Aug-2016 15:32
loks fairly welcoming; I dare say only until you try to get in!
William Barletta14-Aug-2016 15:18
Looks very dated, like a throwback to the 1950's ~V~