Union Station

After mentioning to Cheryl that I had been to Hooters a couple of time with Phil & Steve, we decided to go to Union Station & get some chicken wings from the famous restaurant where 'everyone has their own cheerleader'. The St Louis Cardinals were playing just up the road in their baseball stadium & so we watched some of the game on TV whilst we were eating.

Union Station reminded us a bit of Church Street Station in Florida, that we visited whilst on honeymoon. This was similar in the fact that it was no longer used as a station & had been developed with restaurants & shops.

To give you a bit of background about the Union station, it is a Romanesque-style building, that was designed by architect Theodore Link in 1894. It was once the largest and busiest railroad terminal in the world (apparently). In 1976, the station was designated a National Historic Landmark & ceased operation as an active train terminal in 1978. In 1985, after a $150 million restoration, the station (including the 11.5 acre trainshed) reopened & is now a St Louis tourist attraction (& a good place to get lunch as the Metro is free from downtown during lunchtime).

After finishing our food, we watched 'Fudge Man' from the upper level of the mall do his thing with the crowd. This basically consists of him singing to his workmates who then get the crowd going whilst Fudge Man makes the fudge. We had a look in a few of the shops & then wandered back to the fudge stall & bought some very expensive, but really tasty fudge.