April 1853
Union Depot Opens
Designed by architect Edward A Vincent
November 1864
Union Depot Destroyed
The Union Depot is burned by the Union Army leaving Atlanta, beginning Sherman's March to the Sea
1871
Second Union Station Opens
The second Union Station is built during the Reconstruction Era in 1871, on the site of the 1853 station. It was designed by architect Max Corput and built in Second Empire style
1905
Terminal Station Opens
Serves 80 passenger trains per day
1930
Second Union Station Destroyed
Replaced by the third Union Station (1930)
1930
Third Union Station Opens
Serves the Georgia Railroad, Atlantic Coast Line, and the Nashville, Chattanooga and St. Louis Railway
1972
Third Union Station Destroyed
Terminal Station will also be destroyed the same year
1972
Terminal Station Destroyed
The Richard B Russell Federal Building is built on the site and named after a known segregationist
2014
Obama Studies Gulch
The Obama Administration completes its fast-track dashboard study for the Multi-Modal Passenger Terminal (MMPT)
2018
Amazon HQ2
The site is rumored to be the new location of Amazon's HQ2
October 2021
Centennial Yards
Under Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms, the Gulch is sold to real estate developer CIM Group, with plans to infill the site funded by a $2B taxpayer-funded incentive. The incentives are the largest ever put forth by the city and the subject of property tax lawsuits. The plans still do not include a new transit terminal for MARTA
2022
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