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Architecture / Lackawanna Station

Delaware, Lackawanna, and Western Railroad passenger station design plan

(Completed Delaware, Lackawanna, and Western Railroad passenger station façade)

Delaware, Lackawanna, and Western Railroad Company
Scranton, PA
1914

During the Progressive era (1890s – 1920s), railroads used their vast resources to construct opulent buildings to attract passengers. This image depicts the front façade of the Delaware, Lackawanna, and Western Railroad passenger station.

Gelatin dry plate negative. L 20.5, W 26 cm
Steamtown National Historic Site, STEA 7469. B1969