Interestingly, the station's unique " Union Station, Travel By Train" neon sign was not erected until 1952. Sadly, one change included permanently razing its classic clock tower although the granite façade still provided a pleasing appearance dressed in a wrought-iron canopy. They aimed for an airy feel with open spaces by combing the vestibule, hall, and waiting rooms into one surrounded by the ticket offices, toilets, barber shop, and parcel checkroom. Local Denver architects Gove & Walsh (Aaron Gove and Thomas Walsh) was hired for the work and decided upon a Beaux-Arts Style to complement the building's existing Renaissance-Revival design.
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