RVA Time Machine: The Old Broad Street Train Station

By Boomer Staff | August 11th, 2016

This week we take the time machine back to the old Broad Street Train Station, the current home of the Science Museum of Virginia.


Before the Science Museum of Virginia inhabited this historic building, it was the home of the Broad Street Station. The train station served passengers until the mid 1970s when the Staples Mill Road station took over serving those customers.

This photo was taken in 1955 by the Virginia Chamber of Commerce. Courtesy of the Library of Virginia.

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