Completed in 1894 at a cost of $6.5 million (1894 amount), St. Louis Union Station was the passenger hub for St. Louis area. At the time of its construction the massive station was one of three main U.S train stations in America, the others being in New York and San Francisco.
With the decline in passenger rail traffic St. Luis Union Station lost its preeminent status and in the late 1970s the mostly deserted station closed its doors. In the early 80s the former train station was converted into a shopping mall. The Memories Museum was created by the new owners in partnership with the Museum of Transportation and occupies a store space on the second floor of the mall. The museum pays tribute to the buildings former life as a railway station.
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