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Description
The Union Pacific/Jaycees Depot building, a Boulder landmark, was relocated from its former location west of 30th Street to City of Boulder property at the northeast corner of 30th and Pearl Streets, near the future Boulder Transit Village.
The Depot will remain secured by fencing for several years while fundraising and building restoration activities are completed, and other improvements are constructed on the Transit Village site.
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The Union Pacific Depot was built in 1890 on the north side of Canyon Boulevard at 14th Street. It was used as a railroad passenger station until 1957, and from then until 1973, it was used as a bus terminal and travel agency. In 1973, under threat of demolition by the City, the Boulder Jaycees acquired the building and moved it to its site at 30th and Pearl. In 1979, the Depot was designated as a local Boulder landmark based on its links to rail and subsequent development in Boulder; its Victorian architectural style, characteristic of western railroad depots of the late ninetheenth century; its having been built from stone from the Anderson Quarry, Skunk Canyon; and its being one of the few stone depots built in Colorado.edit
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10/30/2009
10:26UTC mikemencimer - made the following changes- * added history with a value of The Union Pacific Depot was built in 1890 on the north side of Canyon Boulevard at 14th Street. It was used as a railroad passenger station until 1957, and from then until 1973, it was used as a bus terminal and travel agency. In 1973, under threat of demolition by the City, the Boulder Jaycees acquired the building and moved it to its site at 30th and Pearl. In 1979, the Depot was designated as a local Boulder landmark based on its links to rail and subsequent development in Boulder; its Victorian architectural style, characteristic of western railroad depots of the late ninetheenth century; its having been built from stone from the Anderson Quarry, Skunk Canyon; and its being one of the few stone depots built in Colorado.
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