Take a look at these centers of travel as they were and as they are today.

Union Station in Washington, D.C., US: 1915

Union Station in Washington, D.C., opened in 1907, completed in April 1908, and was designed by architect Daniel H. Burnham.

Union Station in Washington, D.C., US: 2017

Union Station today serves as Amtrak’s headquarters as well as operating as it’s second busiest station. 

Gare du Nord in Paris, France: Circa late-1800s

Construction of Gare du Nord began in 1846 but it got a major uplift in 1861 when architect Jacques Hittorf designed a facade, in a modern neoclassical style, decorated with 23 statues by famous sculptors.

Gare du Nord in Paris, France: 2016

Today, Gare du Nord is one of Europe’s busiest train station with over 200 million passengers going through its doors every year.

St. Pancras in London, UK: 1927

With its elegant train shed designed by William Barlow and the magnificent frontage of Sir George Gilbert Scott’s Midland Grand Hotel, St Pancras was the most ornate of London’s rail terminals. The hotel, however, proved difficult to adapt to the needs of the 20th century and was converted to offices eight years after this photograph was taken.

St. Pancras in London, UK: 2013

Dunedin railway station in New Zealand: 1925

Dunedin railway station in New Zealand: 2016

Central railway station in Helsinki, Finland: 1950

Central railway station in Helsinki, Finland: 2017

Haydarpaşa railway station in Istanbul, Turkey: Circa 1910

Haydarpaşa railway station, on the Bosphorus, opened in 1872

Haydarpaşa railway station in Istanbul, Turkey: 2014

Mumbai’s Victoria Terminus, India: 1920

Mumbai’s Victoria Terminus, India: 2017

Flinders Street Station in St. Kilda, Australia: 1920

Flinders Street Station in St. Kilda, Australia: 2015

Grand Central Station in New York City: Circa 1910

The iconic American landmark was built in 1903.

Grand Central Station in New York City: 2017

Chicago’s Union Station, Illinois, US: 1926

Chicago’s Union Station, Illinois, US: 2016

Liverpool Lime Street station, UK: 1890

Liverpool Lime Street station, UK: 2015

Main Street Station in Richmond, Virginia, US: 1970

Main Street Station in Richmond, Virginia, US: 2012

Norwich Railway Station in Norfolk, UK: 1925

Norwich Railway Station in Norfolk, UK: 2007

Santa Fe Depot, San Diego, California, US: 1965

San Diego’s landmark structure was originally built to welcome visitors to the 1915 Panama-California Exposition.

Santa Fe Depot, San Diego, California, US: 2012

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