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Grand (St. Louis Metrolink)
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Grand is a St. Louis MetroLink
station. This station is located below the Grand Boulevard
viaduct
. Until spring 2011, the station was accessible by two elevators, stairs, and a ramp on Scott Avenue. In March 2011, the station was temporarily closed to permit the demolition of the Grand Boulevard viaduct and the station's own elevator towers and stairs. A temporary station is being employed while the bridge is replaced in an 18-24 month construction project. The project will ultimately include the construction of a new MetroLink station, as well.
The station is near Saint Louis University
and Grand Center
. At the north end end of the viaduct there is a unique, saucer
-roofed concrete
building that formerly housed a Del Taco
restaurant, also a gas station with a convenience store
, at the south there are Captain D's
and Rally's
locations.
St. Louis Metrolink
MetroLink is the light rail transit system in the Greater St. Louis area of Missouri and the Metro East area of Illinois. The entire system currently consists of two lines connecting Lambert-St. Louis International Airport and Shrewsbury, MO with Scott Air Force Base near Shiloh, Illinois through...
station. This station is located below the Grand Boulevard
Grand Boulevard (St. Louis)
Grand Boulevard is a major, seven to five lane wide, north-south thoroughfare running through the center of St. Louis, Missouri. Grand runs north through Carondolet Park in the south of St. Louis to the Mississippi River north of McKinley Bridge, about midway between Forest Park and the Mississippi...
viaduct
Viaduct
A viaduct is a bridge composed of several small spans. The term viaduct is derived from the Latin via for road and ducere to lead something. However, the Ancient Romans did not use that term per se; it is a modern derivation from an analogy with aqueduct. Like the Roman aqueducts, many early...
. Until spring 2011, the station was accessible by two elevators, stairs, and a ramp on Scott Avenue. In March 2011, the station was temporarily closed to permit the demolition of the Grand Boulevard viaduct and the station's own elevator towers and stairs. A temporary station is being employed while the bridge is replaced in an 18-24 month construction project. The project will ultimately include the construction of a new MetroLink station, as well.
The station is near Saint Louis University
Saint Louis University
Saint Louis University is a private, co-educational Jesuit university located in St. Louis, Missouri, United States. Founded in 1818 by the Most Reverend Louis Guillaume Valentin Dubourg SLU is the oldest university west of the Mississippi River. It is one of 28 member institutions of the...
and Grand Center
Covenant Blu/Grand Center, St. Louis
Grand Center is located in Midtown St. Louis Historic District on the National Register of Historic Places north of the Saint Louis University campus....
. At the north end end of the viaduct there is a unique, saucer
Saucer
A saucer is a small type of dishware, a plate that is specifically used with and for supporting a cup – a cylindrical cup intended for coffee or a half-sphere teacup for tea. Additionally, the saucer is a distant cousin to the plate. The saucer has a raised centre with a depression sized to fit a...
-roofed concrete
Concrete
Concrete is a composite construction material, composed of cement and other cementitious materials such as fly ash and slag cement, aggregate , water and chemical admixtures.The word concrete comes from the Latin word...
building that formerly housed a Del Taco
Del Taco
Del Taco is a North American fast food restaurant chain which specializes in American-style Mexican cuisine as well as American foods such as burgers, fries, and shakes...
restaurant, also a gas station with a convenience store
Convenience store
A convenience store, corner store, corner shop, commonly called a bodega in Spanish-speaking areas of the United States, is a small store or shop in a built up area that stocks a range of everyday items such as groceries, toiletries, alcoholic and soft drinks, and may also offer money order and...
, at the south there are Captain D's
Captain D's
Captain D’s is a U.S.-based chain of fast-food restaurants, specializing in seafood and fish and chips. The restaurant also features a low-carbohydrate menu. The restaurant chain's headquarters is located in Nashville, Tennessee....
and Rally's
Checkers Drive-In
Checkers Drive-In Restaurants, Inc. is the largest chain of double drive-thru restaurants in the United States. In June 2006, the Company went private through a merger with Taxi Holdings Corp., an affiliate of Wellspring Capital Management, a private equity firm.The company operates more than 815...
locations.