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Greyhound Station [gone] Atlanta, GA

The Atlanta station was designed by Arrasmith and opened in 1940. Unlike "Arra"'s other buildings, this one did not use glass block. Many design elements of this station were used in later ones like that in Cleveland, OH. The use of the Greyhound blue color was reintroduced with this building. The interior included a large restaurant, a barber shop, and a beauty parlor. What was left of this station was fnally demolished around 2007.

former Greyhound Station Columbus, GA

The Columbus station was built in the 1940s as a Greyhound station. After that, it became a Trailways bus station. In the late 1980s, it was restored to function as a "Country's Barbecue" restaurant. It has a late 1940s Greyhound bus in which you can eat. There is also a mural inside depicting the original waitresses that worked at the Greyhound snack bar. Country's first opened in 1975 in Columbus and now has nine locations in AL. For more, see this website.

former Greyhound Station Savannah, GA

The Savannah station was built in 1938 as an Atlantic Greyhound station. It was designed by George D. Brown who did several stations in the South. The streamline moderne building was faced with blue and ivory Vitrolux and had a stainless steel canopy. It also had a neon sign at one time. The battered Greyhound logo was still visible on the pavement in front of the entrance door in 2005. The building served as an automobile sales room and garage for awhile. Then it was remodeled into the Cafe Metropole restaurant which featured outdoor dining in the loading dock area. They opened in 1997 and closed in 2002. The building has been vacant since. As of 2007 when the bottom row of photos were taken, the building had been stripped and boarded up. Does anyone know what's happening at this point?

Greyhound Station Toccoa, GA	Greyhound Station Savannah, GA

The Toccoa station was built in 1949. It has been converted into a restaurant, bar and antiques shop known as "Bus Stop Eats". The building still has the original oak ticket counter which is used as the bar. The bathrooms still have the original black and white tile. For more, see these websites: 1, 2, and 3. The newer Savannah station has a nice old sign and a mid-century modern canopy. [second photo thanks Lawrence Impey]

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