Burlington Station

skinzfan23 · Post by **skinzfan23** » Wed Sep 23, 2015 9:28 am

If it is lit up like that every night, it is going to look amazing when driving south on 10th St. Glad to have you back, Burlington. Thanks KETV!!!

MTO · Post by **MTO** » Wed Sep 23, 2015 11:07 am

That looks incredible, wow!

mr. omaha · Post by **mr. omaha** » Wed Sep 23, 2015 2:11 pm

The paint color match on the repaired portions of the facade isn't even close......

Post by **Brad** » Wed Sep 23, 2015 2:15 pm

You think its just the base color?

Garrett · Post by **Garrett** » Wed Sep 23, 2015 2:18 pm

Give it a few years. It's hard to get the impression of years of weathering and smog in a paint color.

mr. omaha · Post by **mr. omaha** » Wed Sep 23, 2015 2:36 pm

Based on how carefully it was painted near the existing stone I don't think it's a base. They should have gone darker, similar to what they painted the new steel on the balcony and canopy, because over time the color will fade and get lighter, and that, combined with dirt/aging would have been a much better match. The lighter color they have now is just going to get lighter over time. I spent a couple years working for an architecture/engineering firm in Chicago that does a lot of facade repair work on historic buildings, and we would go so far as to perform accelerated weather testing on mockups to find a color that matched. Plus, when the facade is wet, the painted portion is going to stand out like a sore thumb because it isn't porous like the stone.

I could be wrong about this being the final color, and maybe it is just a primer, but I don't think so. I hope I'm wrong. I'd hate to see all this effort go into the facade only to get lazy with the color match.

NEDodger · Post by **NEDodger** » Thu Sep 24, 2015 3:58 pm

I'm still hoping there's SOMEway that Amtrak could utilize this - at least have the boarding section be in front of the station.

Post by **Brad** » Thu Sep 24, 2015 4:25 pm

NEDodger wrote:I'm still hoping there's SOMEway that Amtrak could utilize this - at least have the boarding section be in front of the station.

They do board right in front of it.

The #5 (Westbound), the Locomotives are parked near 12th street and the train stretches all the way back to 8th Street
The #6 (Eastbound), the Locomotives park near 8th street and the train stretches all the back to about 12th street.

NEDodger · Post by **NEDodger** » Thu Sep 24, 2015 5:43 pm

Right on. I've never been on Amtrak from the Omaha station, so I just figured it was all done east of Burlington. Good deal, then!

mr. omaha · Post by **mr. omaha** » Thu Sep 24, 2015 6:19 pm

I was told by someone at LAD that the idea of providing space for Amtrak came up right off the bat and was quickly shot down by Hearst.

RNcyanide · Post by **RNcyanide** » Thu Sep 24, 2015 6:34 pm

mr. omaha wrote:I was told by someone at LAD that the idea of providing space for Amtrak came up right off the bat and was quickly shot down by Hearst.

Seriously? Should I be surprised at that? Really, I want to know.

I was hoping they would. Even with the place redone and occupied, an indoor area such as a coffee shop or C-store would be nice there for people boarding and departing, even if it's just a place to get out of the weather.

Mr.Nuke · Post by **Mr.Nuke** » Thu Sep 24, 2015 9:19 pm

RNcyanide wrote:
mr. omaha wrote:I was told by someone at LAD that the idea of providing space for Amtrak came up right off the bat and was quickly shot down by Hearst.
Seriously? Should I be surprised at that? Really, I want to know.

I was hoping they would. Even with the place redone and occupied, an indoor area such as a coffee shop or C-store would be nice there for people boarding and departing, even if it's just a place to get out of the weather.

I'm all for having a decent amtrak station, but that lower level is basically their newsroom and studio. I don't think anyone should be surprised that Hearst/KETV don't want an actual train station in their train station.

Linkin5 · Post by **Linkin5** » Thu Sep 24, 2015 9:32 pm

Mr.Nuke wrote:
RNcyanide wrote:
mr. omaha wrote:I was told by someone at LAD that the idea of providing space for Amtrak came up right off the bat and was quickly shot down by Hearst.
Seriously? Should I be surprised at that? Really, I want to know.

I was hoping they would. Even with the place redone and occupied, an indoor area such as a coffee shop or C-store would be nice there for people boarding and departing, even if it's just a place to get out of the weather.
I'm all for having a decent amtrak station, but that lower level is basically their newsroom and studio. I don't think anyone should be surprised that Hearst/KETV don't want an actual train station in their train station.

Part of their special on tv talked about how much they had to do to try and soundproof the building due to the trains and being on live tv. There was no way this vuildong would have worked as an Amtrak and studio.

Post by **Coyote** » Thu Sep 24, 2015 9:55 pm

Linkin5 wrote: There was no way this vuildong would have worked as an Amtrak and studio.

Is Vuildong a German Architectural term?

Linkin5 · Post by **Linkin5** » Thu Sep 24, 2015 10:55 pm

Coyote wrote:
Linkin5 wrote: There was no way this vuildong would have worked as an Amtrak and studio.
Is Vuildong a German Architectural term?

Ha! Damn autocorrect.

garyomaha · Post by **garyomaha** » Fri Sep 25, 2015 8:50 pm

GetUrban · Post by **GetUrban** » Fri Sep 25, 2015 9:29 pm

It's one of the best historic vuildong restorations I've seen in a long time.

ShaneofCal · Post by **ShaneofCal** » Tue Oct 06, 2015 11:52 pm

Does anyone know when KETV is supposed to move in?

Post by **Coyote** » Wed Oct 07, 2015 12:06 am

ShaneofCal wrote:Does anyone know when KETV is supposed to move in?

This is the question du jour... There is no word on the street yet...

Fresh03 · Post by **Fresh03** » Wed Oct 07, 2015 12:16 am

ShaneofCal wrote:Does anyone know when KETV is supposed to move in?

Andy Kendeigh on Sharp & Benning this morning said in 3 weeks/end of October they are supposed to start doing shows from there.

http://www.1620thezone.com/SharpandBenn ... tPage.aspx

He starts talking about the new station at the 10:50 mark from Seg 10 if anyone wants to listen

ShaneofCal · Post by **ShaneofCal** » Wed Oct 07, 2015 12:25 am

Fresh03 wrote:
ShaneofCal wrote:Does anyone know when KETV is supposed to move in?
Andy Kendeigh on Sharp & Benning this morning said in 3 weeks/end of October they are supposed to start doing shows from there.

http://www.1620thezone.com/SharpandBenn ... tPage.aspx

He starts talking about the new station at the 10:50 mark from Seg 10 if anyone wants to listern

Hey, appreciate the info!

On another note, would anyone happen to know how the repair work on the North facing facade is coming along? Have been a bit worried since seeing the above photos.

Post by **Brad** » Mon Oct 12, 2015 9:23 pm

Walked around the Burlington station tonight and Wow, its fenced off like a prison! All the fencing that was along 10th street that was chest high is now 8' tall and the parking lot will be gated off. Don't get me wrong, its awesome that they restored this awesome building, but all the fence is overkill... Trying to enjoy a historic old building through "the bars" is not nearly as satisfying...

ShaneofCal · Post by **ShaneofCal** » Mon Oct 12, 2015 9:38 pm

Brad wrote:Walked around the Burlington station tonight and Wow, its fenced off like a prison! All the fencing that was along 10th street that was chest high is now 8' tall and the parking lot will be gated off. Don't get me wrong, its awesome that they restored this awesome building, but all the fence is overkill... Trying to enjoy a historic old building through "the bars" is not nearly as satisfying...

Should have taken some photos!

Post by **Brad** » Mon Oct 12, 2015 9:46 pm

ShaneofCal wrote: Should have taken some photos!

Processing them now.

Post by **Brad** » Mon Oct 12, 2015 10:53 pm

The station looks AWESOME at night!

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4. This photo could have been better if the old fence was still in place.

RNcyanide · Post by **RNcyanide** » Mon Oct 12, 2015 10:57 pm

Majestic.

Post by **Coyote** » Mon Oct 12, 2015 11:32 pm

Sweet!

daveoma · Post by **daveoma** » Tue Oct 13, 2015 12:31 am

My god that building is beautiful. Thomas Kimball would be proud.

MTO · Post by **MTO** » Tue Oct 13, 2015 7:20 am

skinzfan23 · Post by **skinzfan23** » Tue Oct 13, 2015 8:27 am

Great shots Brad...looks stunning. I still have to see it at night sometime. Is it lit up like that every night?

Post by **Brad** » Tue Oct 13, 2015 8:41 am

skinzfan23 wrote:Great shots Brad...looks stunning. I still have to see it at night sometime. Is it lit up like that every night?

Thanks! Not sure, last night was the my 4th attempt at catching it after seeing the first post abut the lights being on. However I just got back form 9 days in Colorado so who knows how many times it was on last week.

Linkin5 · Post by **Linkin5** » Tue Oct 13, 2015 8:48 am

Great shots brad, this place looks amazing.

Post by **Coyote** » Tue Oct 13, 2015 11:22 am

I hear moving in starts tomorrow.

iamjacobm · Post by **iamjacobm** » Tue Oct 13, 2015 12:57 pm

Dang that place is attractive. Brad your photos do the beauty of the building justice!

I am incredibly happy to see the building cleaned up and put to use, but seeing pictures like that and seeing what happened with Denver's Union Station give me the biggest "what if" ever. Kudos to KETV for taking a part of the community though.

PotatoeEatsFish · Post by **PotatoeEatsFish** » Thu Oct 15, 2015 4:58 pm

I haven't been to that side of downtown in a really long time. Wow last time I saw it, they just started construction.

Mr.Nuke · Post by **Mr.Nuke** » Thu Oct 15, 2015 6:29 pm

They are already rehearsing at Burlington.

jessep28 · Post by **jessep28** » Sun Oct 25, 2015 8:07 pm

KETV posted on Facebook that their first broadcast from Burlington will be this Wednesday at 5PM.

Post by **Coyote** » Mon Oct 26, 2015 5:20 pm

Welcome to Burlington special at 6:30 on Wednesday...

skinzfan23 · Post by **skinzfan23** » Wed Oct 28, 2015 2:38 pm

Here are some photos channel 7 posted on their website:

Grand Hall:
Before

After

East Lobby:
Before

After

Ceiling After

Before

After

MTO · Post by **MTO** » Wed Oct 28, 2015 2:41 pm

And