Manuscript Database
Creator/Title
Arrasmith, William Strudwick, 1898-1965. Louisville Greyhound bus terminal architectural drawings, 1934-1942. 45 sheets.
Call No.
Mss. AR A
Content
This collection contains 45 architectural drawings for the Greyhound bus terminal at 5th and Broadway in Louisville designed by W. S. Arrasmith. The collection contains elevations, floor plans, a schedule of room finishes and other plans. This was the first bus terminal the firm designed for Greyhound. Following its successful completion, the Wischmeyer, Arrasmith, & Elswick firm designed dozens more bus terminals for the company across the eastern United States. The Louisville terminal was designed in the Streamline Moderne style (an international style of Art Deco) and featured blue enamel panels on the north facade. It was completed in 1937 and demolished in 1970. The collection includes preliminary and final architectural drawings, as well as later plans for alterations and additions in 1941-1942.