. The railway library . aza level. The waiting room wing is 410feet long by 165 feet wide, and 73 feet high above the plaza the west of the main building are the express buildings extendhigin a continuous stretch for more than 1,000 feet. The exterior of the building is in the Renaissance style of archi-tecture. The material is Indiana oolitic limestone. The main lobby,which is 100 by 240 feet, and 108 feet high, is finished in grayTennessee marble. The interior entrances, toilet, rest and waitingrooms are also marble finish. The roof is of cement tile. The main entrance to the statio
. The railway library . aza level. The waiting room wing is 410feet long by 165 feet wide, and 73 feet high above the plaza the west of the main building are the express buildings extendhigin a continuous stretch for more than 1,000 feet. The exterior of the building is in the Renaissance style of archi-tecture. The material is Indiana oolitic limestone. The main lobby,which is 100 by 240 feet, and 108 feet high, is finished in grayTennessee marble. The interior entrances, toilet, rest and waitingrooms are also marble finish. The roof is of cement tile. The main entrance to the station is on the south side, but thereis a carriage entrance at the west end. On entering the grand lobbyfrom the main entrances the traveler passes the ticket office, and inthe center are two information booths, so placed that the streamsof travel pass by one or the other of them. In the west end ofthe station are the baggage check counter, the cab stand, parcelroom, cigar shop, mens smoking and toilet room, barber shop and. Grand Lobby of Kansas City Station 314 The Raihvay Library bath rooms. In the east end are the restaurant, lunch room, womanswaiting room, rest room, retiring room and toilet room. Alongthe north side of the grand lobby are the drug store, containing allkinds of travelers necessities, news stand, and book store and fruitstand. Adjoining the ticket office are the telephone and telegraphbooths. On either side of the main waiting room are passages calledmidways, in which are the stairways and elevators leading tothe train platforms below. These midways are for the use of incom-ing passengers and to enable them to reach the grand lobby with-out passing through the waiting room. The gates through whichthe passengers go to reach their trains are located along the sidesof the waiting room; and the seats which will accommodate 750people, are arranged so that they can sit near the gates they willuse. The train shed is 1370 feet long, and covers eight platforms,serving 1
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