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(rshsdepot) Boise, ID
From the Idaho Statesman.
Bernie Wagenblast
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Depot will be open for public visits
Depot will be open for public visits The Boise Depot is open for public
drop-in hours this summer from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sundays and 12:30 to 8 p.m.
Mondays (except legal holidays). Summer hours continue through September.
Visitors can tour the great hall, bride`s room and kitchen facilities, and
take a ride in the elevator to enjoy scenic views from atop the Bell Tower.
Admission is free.
Designed by a prominent New York architecture firm, the Boise Depot opened in
1925. Generations of passengers disembarked from Union Pacific and Amtrak
trains into The Great Hall, a soaring 3,542-square-foot multistory atrium that
once served as the building`s waiting room.
Operated by Boise Parks and Recreation, the Boise Depot is at 2603 Eastover
Terrace off Capitol Boulevard, next to Platt Gardens.
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railroad structures at: http://www.rrshs.org
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