On Tuesday, Vivian and I went down to Union Station and the Crown Center to have lunch and look at the Christmas decorations. Lunch was upstairs at the Harvey House in the lobby of Union Station. Food was good, service was not so good but we didn't care because we were busy enjoying the decorations and being serenaded by a school choir.
This is the main tree. It is 25' tall and over 25,000 lights are on it. It was beautiful! The ceilings in Union Station are 95' high.
Looking down the Grand Hall where people used to sit on benches waiting on their trains.
At the end of the Grand Hall is Santa's Workshop and a Model Railroad Exhibit.
A portion of Santa's Workshop.
Gingerbread Union Station.
The model railroad exhibit covers 8,000 sq ft. There are 79 rains ranging from the smallest model trains built to the largest. Each train has a computer chip and is programed when it runs. There are always 18 trains running at one time. The display in the Grand Hall is 60' x 60'. Several model railroad groups in the KC area set up and maintain the display.
The display even includes a street car that goes back and forth along "Main Street".
I'll write about Crown Center tomorrow.....
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