In the beginning, their designs were called “classical in style” until Paul Phillipe Cret became a consultant for Union Terminal and influenced the building’s current style. The building is curved on each side resembling wings and a grand fountain, cascade and pool makeup the foreground. On each side of the entrance doors, there contains bas-relief figures designed by Maxfield Keck; they symbolize commerce and transportation.
Kelly Dean, a student studying art history at the University of Cincinnati, shared with me, “the entrance originally went through side entrances from the three tunnels used by cars and buses.” These entrances were used in 1933 but they are no longer in use and the space now holds exhibits.
“The ceiling is something else,” said Sarah Bowen, a U.C. freshman tagging along with Ms. Dean; it is designed with a silver arc with shades of orange and yellow. The shades of color come from a marble called Verona. The floor is also covered in a colorful pattern of light and dark bands to give the arched-look of the main lobby.
Even though Union Terminal was expected to exhibit a neoclassical structure, the reason for its modern design is the lower cost. During the onset of the depression, the marked period of the building was designed; it was unrealistic to maintain the high cost of a neoclassical structure.
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