Euston Station: London
London’s old Euston Station had an illustrious history, including serving as a shelter during the German bombing of London during World War II, not to mention surviving both World Wars.
But the building couldn’t survive the relentless march of modernity. In the 1960s, most of the beautiful old building—replete with Doric columns—was bulldozed to make way for “the rail station of the future.” Patrons of the re-imagined version today will find little in common with the idyllic vision of the mid-century renderings.
