Downtown Riverfront in Shreveport in Caddo Parish, Louisiana — The American South (West South Central)
Central Station
Historic Site
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Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, November 4, 2017
1. Central Station Marker
Built 1910 for Arkansas-St. Louis-Southwestern Railroad. Only surviving passenger railroad terminal in city built prior to WWI. Listed in National Register of Historic Places, 1991.
Erected by the Shreveport-Bossier Convention and Tourist Bureau.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Railroads & Streetcars • War, World I. A significant historical year for this entry is 1910.
Location. 32° 30.527′ N, 93° 44.726′ W. Marker is in Shreveport, Louisiana, in Caddo Parish. It is in Downtown Riverfront. It is on Marshall Street, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1025 Marshall Street, Shreveport LA 71101, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in North Louisiana. It is also in the American South, specifically in the Deep South, and in the Piney Woods. Globally, it is in North America, a Gulf of Mexico state, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture, the Louisiana Purchase, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Jefferson Hotel (approx. 0.2 miles away); Old Municipal Building (approx. 0.2 miles away); W (approx. Ό mile away); Scottish Rite Cathedral (approx. Ό mile away); Soul Men (approx. Ό mile away); 3rd Caddo Courthouse (approx. Ό mile away); Strand Theatre (approx. 0.3 miles away); Old B'nai Zion Temple (approx. 0.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Shreveport.
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Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, November 4, 2017
2. Central Station Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on December 27, 2024. It was originally submitted on November 8, 2017, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 550 times since then and 41 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on November 8, 2017, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
