Memphis Calhoun Street Station
| Before the Calhoun Street Station was built, the Memphis & Tennessee Railroad had a station at the same location, the corner of Main and Calhoun. The image below was captured from the Perspective Map of Memphis in the Library of Congress Collection. |
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Contributed by Bill Pollard |
Calhoun St. Station located at Calhoun and Main before
the current Central Station that was errected in 1914. This ad declares
that the Choctow Route (predecessor of the Rock Island), Yazoo and Mississippi
Valley (Y&MV), and the Illinois Central used this station. Research
suggests that this station was also used by the Kansas City Ft. Scott
and Memphis (later Frisco), Nashville Chattanooga and St. Louis (NC&StL),
Louisville and Nashville (L&N), and Southern before Union Station
was opened in 1912 and may have been referred to as "Union Station".
When Memphis Union Station Company opened Union Station in 1912, the
Nashville Chattanooga and St. Louis, Louisville and Nashville, and Southern
moved to Union Station at Calhoun and Second St. The St. Louis Iron
Mountain and Southern also moved into Union Station from their Georgia
Street station. At least the Louisville and Nashville referred to this
as their "South Memphis" station during the time that they
also operated a Terminal Station in "North Memphis" at Auction
and Main. |
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History Department, Memphis/Shelby County Public Library
& Information Center |
Calhoun Street Station, 1894 |
Starting in 1865 the Patterson Transfer Company provided transportaion between the various railroad stations in Memphis. Could that be one of their omnibuses stopped at the curb. |
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History Department, Memphis/Shelby County Public Library
& Information Center |
Calhoun Street Station, 1894 |
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History Department, Memphis/Shelby County Public Library
& Information Center |
1895 brochure |
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Contributed by Robert Tomb |
This view of the station at Main and Calhoun is labeled
Union Depot. The postmark on this postcard is 1907. |
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| Contributed by Phil Gosney |
| Calhoun Street Station in 1907 |
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| Calhoun Street station (also called Central Depot) being demolished in preparation for building the current Memphis Grand Central Station, ca.1912-1913. The Memphis Grand Central Station building is still in use by Amtrak. Bill Strong collection. |
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| Calhoun Street station (also called Central Depot) being demolished in preparation for building the current Memphis Grand Central Station, ca.1912-1913. The Memphis Grand Central Station building is still in use by Amtrak. Bill Strong collection. |
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