Atlanta preservationists mourn loss of Terminal Station Interlocking Tower

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The Interlocking Tower for Atlanta’s Terminal Station, built in 1905, was used to move trains through key junctions for nearly seven decades.

Visible from the Mitchell Street bridge that hangs over the railroad tracks, the Interlocking Tower was designed with a red-tile roof and an arched doorway—the “Renaissance Revival” style of Terminal Station, which was unfortunately razed in 1971 to make way for the Richard B. Russell Federal Building, according to the Atlanta Preservation Center.

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