| Union Station | |
| Wikidata: | Q7886077 |
| Metric Unit: | cm |
| Imperial Unit: | in |
| Condition: | Hidden from view |
| Museum: | 612 N. High St., Columbus, Ohio |
| Coordinates: | 39.9749°N -83.003°W |
Union Station is a two-story tall mural in the Short North and Italian Village neighborhoods in Columbus, Ohio. The mural was painted by Gregory and Jeff Ackers facing a parking lot in the commercial district. The work has been lost or hidden from view since about 2014, when a hotel was built on the parking lot site.
Created by Gregory Ackers, it covers a portion of the north wall of Blick (formerly Utrecht) Art Supplies at 612 N. High St. and depicts the historic Union Station. It was created in 1987 a decade after the station's demolition. The work was painted at the behest of the organization Citizens for a Better Skyline. On June 21, 1987, the organization held a public celebration of the mural's completion at the site.[1]
It was located across a parking lot of another well-known Ackers-created mural, Trains.[2] Greg Ackers restored both works in 1998.[3]
By 2012, the mural was deteriorating, with chipping paint leading to large sections of the mural being lost. The other mural was noted to be in decent shape, however.[4] Around 2014, the hotel Le Méridien Columbus, The Joseph was built on the space that served as a parking lot and both murals can no longer be seen.[5] Also lost during the project was a mural, Cliff Dwellers, based on the George Bellows painting.
Artist Gregory Ackers responded to the planned development eliminating his work in 2012: "The way I see it, some things in life are permanent and some things are temporary. Acceptance is a hard thing, but I accept it."[6]