Shreveport station

Shreveport station is a historic train station in Shreveport, Louisiana. It was built in 1910 by the Louisiana and Arkansas Railroad, a railroad that was eventually acquired by the Kansas City Southern Railway. It was served by trains of the Kansas City Southern, Illinois Central, Frisco Lines, and Southern Pacific.[2]

Central Railroad Station
Location1025 Marshall Street, Shreveport, Louisiana
Coordinates 32°30′32″N 93°44′43″W
Area1.25 acres (0.51 ha)
Built1910
ArchitectLouisiana and Arkansas Railroad
Architectural styleItalian Renaissance, Mission/Spanish Colonial Revival
Part ofShreveport Commercial Historic District (ID82002760)
NRHP reference No.91000622[1]
Significant dates
Added to NRHPMay 28, 1991
Designated CPApril 29, 2015

Passenger operations

Noteworthy passenger trains in 1967 included:[3]

Historical recognition

The building, along with an adjoining small freight depot shortly north of it, was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1991 as the Central Railroad Station.[1][4] The building also became a contributing property of Shreveport Commercial Historic District when its boundaries were increased on April 29, 2015.[5]

The former station currently survives as a gay bar and dance club.[6][7]

See also

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. Official Guide of the Railways. National Railway Publication Company. June 1941.
  3. Official Guide of the Railways October 1967, Illinois Central section, Kansas City Southern section
  4. National Register Staff (February 1991). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Central Railroad Station". National Park Service. Retrieved April 11, 2018. With seven photos from 1991.
  5. "Shreveport Commercial Historic District" (PDF). State of Louisiana's Division of Historic Preservation. Retrieved April 16, 2018.
  6. Central Station (Yelp.com)
  7. Central Station Shreveport (ClubFly.com)
Preceding station Illinois Central Railroad Following station
Terminus Vicksburg Route Division Bossier City
toward Meridian
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