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Circa 1906. "Union Station, Louisville, Kentucky." Continuing our architectural tour of the Derby City, with Fido as our guide. 8x10 glass neg. View full size.
Below is the same view from August of 2008.

Please, say something about the donkey and the horses too!
My guess is that the dog statues were originally planned for Louisville's "postal castle," but moved here after objections from the letter carriers' union.
Went through a $2 mil renovation in 1980 and is now the home of the Transit Authority of the River City (TARC). There website has some history.
"That's a sculpture of me on the woof, er, roof."
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