Memphis Central Station
- Before 1944: Grand Central Station
- Address: 545 S Main St
- Vicinity: GE Patterson Ave
| Y/M/D | Person | Association | Description | Composition | Food | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Y/M/D | Person | Association | Description | Composition | Food | Event |
| 1912/09/00 | Illinois Central Railroad | Owner | Construction begins on a new railroad station for the Illinois Central Railroad on the site of the old Calhoun Street Station. | |||
| 1914/00/00 | The Railway Express Agency building is built at the south end of Central Station (663 S Main St) with a masonry freight tunnel connecting the two buildings. | |||||
| 1914/10/04 | Grand Central Station was opens with five stub-end tracks (station tracks 1-5), and five through tracks (station tracks 6-10). | |||||
| 1939/12/04 | LE Haney, a switchtender with both the Illinois Central and Frisco, is fatally injured at Central Station. Although the cause of death could not be determined, the US Supreme Court upheld the claim in Lavender v Kurn that the railroads were at fault. |
| Particulars for Memphis Central Station: | |
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| Area of Significance | Architecture |
| Criteria | Architecture-Engineering |
| Sight Category | Building |
| Criteria | Exemplar |
| Area of Significance | Railroad |
| Area of Significance | Transportation |
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