Crypto News: Old bus stations get new lives

In its heyday in the mid-20th century, the intercity bus company Greyhound built hundreds of depots across the US, in small cities and on prime real estate in major urban downtowns. Scores of them featured the swoopy late Art Deco architectural style known as Streamline Moderne, which reflected the industry's heady postwar optimism. But as bus ridership entered a long decline, the once-sleek stations were left to decay or face the wrecking ball as investors snapped them up for redevelopment.

A lucky few have found new uses that preserve their unique features: This week, the Greyhound terminal in downtown Cleveland, Ohio — one of the largest and grandest survivors of the carrier's glory days — closed its doors to bus riders. Now owned by a local foundation, the historic station's future is still up in the air, but ideas have been suggested for it to be used as a dinner theater or entertainment venue. Read more from Vince Guerrieri today on CityLab: For These Old Bus Stations, It's Not the End of the Line

— Linda Poon

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