Terminal Station exhibit on display at Vulcan Museum

A new exhibit made its debut at Vulcan Museum on Friday. "The Terminal Station: Birmingham’s Great Temple of Travel" opened in the Linn Henley Gallery and will be on display through December of this year. The former downtown transportation hub was demolished 50 years ago. 

The exhibit, which provides an in-depth history of Birmingham’s Terminal Station in celebration of Alabama’s Bicentennial, is based on the book "Great Temple of Travel: A Pictorial History of Birmingham’s Terminal Station" by Marvin Clemons.

The Terminal Station was in use for 60 years, from 1909-1969, and was an icon of Birmingham’s boom years. Also known as The Great Temple of Travel, the station welcomed out of town visitors, residents and immigrants to the Magic City. The station became obsolete by the 1960s, as automobiles and airplanes became the preferred mode of transportation. It was demolished in 1969, just days after the last train made its departure.

Vulcan Museum is located at 1731 Valley View Drive and is open from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily. For more information, visit visitvulcan.com.