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#1 CNJRoss

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Posted 10 May 2016 - 05:37 AM

This could be your "entertainment" the next time you are waiting at Washington Union Station!  :mellow:

 

Union Station Redevelopment Corporation (USRC) news release (late post):

UNION STATION LAUNCHES A MOBILE TOUR APPLICATION

 

April 27, 2015

Washington, DC – Washington Union Station announces the launch of its mobile tour application, now available on iTunes and Google Play for download. The app is free and targets visitors of Union Station who are interested in learning more about the historic station, its existing features, and plans for its 2nd Century.

 

Key features of the application include: a virtual tour and photo gallery, complete with historic images; a scavenger hunt, where visitors are challenged to seek out interesting focal points in and around the station; a quiz, to test your knowledge on the history of the station and interesting facts; a comprehensive timeline on the station; and most importantly, a collection of information on each room within the historic station, separated into various stages of the station’s life – “early years”, “mid-century”, “decline & revitalization” and “second century”.

 

“We have received continued interest from the public on the history of Union Station, which we like to encourage. We hope this app will harness that interest and allow visitors of Union Station to learn more about the grand historic structure, outside of what’s visible today.” said USRC President and CEO, Beverley Swaim-Staley. “There is a lot of rich detail in the history of the station, and we envision this app will interest visitors, commuters and historians alike, by sharing that information in an engaging way.”

 

The mobile application development has been funded in part by a grant from the National Trust for Historic Preservation.

 

To download the app on iTunes, visit: http://tinyurl.com/pscrbpe

 

To download the app on Google Play, visit: http://tinyurl.com/qzfplbq

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Posted 24 February 2018 - 07:59 PM

Union Station Redevelopment Corporation (USRC) news release 2/22/18:

 
Union Station Tour App

Did you know that there is a mobile app for Washington Union Station? USRC recently conducted a comprehensive update to the Union Station Tour mobile app, so if you already knew about it, please download the latest version. If you were unaware that such an app existed, please go to iTunes or Google Play and search for Union Station Tour. This free app provides information and photos about the station’s history, its existing features, and recent and future expansion and renovation.

 

The application includes the following features:

 

• Points of Interest, with historic overviews of the various parts of the station, separated into three stages – Early Years, Mid Century, and Decline and Revitalization;
• A quiz, which encourages visitors to test their knowledge on the history of and interesting facts about Union Station;
• A scavenger hunt that challenges visitors to seek out interesting focal points in and around the station;
• A list of transportation options in the multimodal station;
• A comprehensive timeline of Union Station from 1835 to 2017;
• A map of the station, indicating where the various Points of Interest are located; and
• A photo gallery with images from 1908 to present-day.

 

We hope you enjoy using the app and learning about historic, beautiful Union Station.

 

Development of the mobile app, which has been available in its previous form since April 2015, was funded in part by a grant from the National Trust for Historic Preservation.

 

 






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