A new union depot—from this point on, it was called Union Station—in the mid-1890s achieved two purposes: construction of a large and ornate rail terminal appropriate for the capital of Ohio and permanent separation of rail and street traffic by building the new depot’s entrance up on an elevated viaduct. The ornate terra-cotta arcade along the east side of High Street was only an entrance, with the depot proper set back several hundred feet to the east behind the entrance arches. (Columbus Metropolitan Library)