Riverside in Oklahoma City in Oklahoma County, Oklahoma — The American South (West South Central)

Union Station

Originally built 1930

— National Register of Historic Places —

Union Station Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, April 10, 2025

1. Union Station Marker

Inscription. Union Station served as Oklahoma City's principal passenger and freight railroad station for thirty years. Closed in 1967, the station began to deteriorate and its fate seemed dismal. In 1977, the Thurman Magbee family purchased and restored Union Station. It remains today as a historic treasure for all Oklahomans.

Restored and renovated by the
Thurman Magbee family
1981

Erected 1981.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Railroads & Streetcars. In addition, it is included in the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1930.

Location. 35° 27.464′ N, 97° 31.117′ W. Marker is in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, in Oklahoma County. It is in Riverside. It can be reached from the intersection of Southwest 7th Street and South Hudson Avenue. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 300 SW 7th St, Oklahoma City OK 73102, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Central Oklahoma—Frontier Country.

It is also in the American South,

specifically on

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the prairies,

and on the Southern Plains.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture

and also the Louisiana Purchase.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: A different marker also named Union Station (here, next to this marker); Survivor Tree (within shouting distance of this marker); C.G. "Gristmill" Jones (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); The Canal (about 400 feet away); South Oklahoma (approx. half a mile away); Visit of the Congressmen (approx. 0.6 miles away); Hell's Half Acre (approx. 0.6 miles away); T.M. Richardson and the Oklahoma Bank (approx. 0.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Oklahoma City.

Also see . . . Union Depot (PDF). National Register nomination for the building, which was listed in 1979. (Prepared by Kent Ruth, Oklahoma Historical Society; via State Historic Preservation Office of Oklahoma) (Submitted on May 30, 2025, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, April 10, 2025

2. Union Station Marker

Featured marker is in the right side of the entrance arch below the tower.

Credits. This page was last revised on May 30, 2025. It was originally submitted on May 30, 2025, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 127 times since then and 24 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 30, 2025, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.