Greyhound Bus Station (Cleveland)

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Greyhound Bus Station
Cleveland, Ohio
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The Cleveland Greyhound Station in 2023
General information
Location1465 Chester Avenue
Cleveland, Ohio
United States
Coordinates 41°30′11.7″N81°40′56.0″W / 41.503250°N 81.682222°W / 41.503250; -81.682222
Bus operators Bus-logo.svg Barons Bus Lines
Bus-logo.svg GoBus
Greyhound no dog.svg Greyhound Lines
ConnectionsAiga bus trans.svg Laketran: 10, 11, 12
Aiga bus trans.svg PARTA: 100
Aiga bus trans.svg RTA: 11, 14, 15, 55, 77, 90, 251
Construction
Architect William Strudwick Arrasmith
Architectural style Streamline Moderne
History
OpenedApril 1, 1948 (1948-04-01)
DesignatedJune 2, 1999
Reference no.91000302 [1]
Location
Greyhound Bus Station (Cleveland)

The Greyhound Bus Station is an intercity bus station located in downtown Cleveland in the U.S. state of Ohio. The station is operated by Greyhound Lines and also serves Barons Bus Lines and GoBus. It was opened by Greyhound in 1948 to replace an older station, and was designed by William Strudwick Arrasmith in the Streamline Moderne style. The station was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1999. The building was sold to Playhouse Square in 2024.

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History

Greyhound Lines was formed in 1930 when several intercity bus companies were consolidated into one corporation. It moved a regional office from Chicago to Cleveland the same year. [2] The company constructed its first bus depot in Cleveland at East Ninth Street and Superior Avenue which opened on February 27, 1932. [2] The site of the original depot was to be leased to Greyhound for a period of 15 years.

The Greyhound Bus Station opened on April 1, 1948 with the first buses departing for Painesville, Youngstown and Miami, Florida at just after midnight. [3] As part of the inauguration, an experimental bus designed by Raymond Loewy, the GX-1, was exhibited to the public by Greyhound. [4] The Cleveland station was the first in a series of new bus terminals built by Greyhound as part of a $20 million building campaign. [3]

The station was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on June 2, 1999. [5] The building was determined to eligible for listing on March 25, 1991, however, a letter of objection was received from the Greyhound subsidiary that owned Greyhounds' terminal buildings. [6] The objection was rescinded by Greyhound in 1999.

In early 2023, the building was sold by the former-Greyhound parent company FirstGroup, along with 32 Greyhound bus terminals, to a real estate investment firm for $1.72 million. [7] The organization managing Playhouse Square, the theater district in downtown Cleveland located across the street from the station, purchased the station building on April 4, 2024 for $3.35 million. [8] It is anticipated that the building would be redeveloped into a mixed-use venue. Greyhound and other intercity bus services are expected to move to the Brookpark RTA station where a new bus station would be constructed. [9]

References

  1. ↑ "Ohio SP Greyhound Bus Station". National Register of Historic Places and National Historic Landmarks Program Records. National Archives and Records Administration. NAID 71987480. Retrieved 24 September 2025.
  2. 1 2 "Greyhound Bus Lines Open Terminal Today". The Plain Dealer . Cleveland, Ohio. 27 February 1932. p. 13.
  3. 1 2 "More Than 25,000 View New and Largest Bus Terminal". The Plain Dealer. Cleveland, Ohio. 1 April 1948. p. 19.
  4. ↑ "Greyhound Opens Terminal Today; in Use at Midnight". The Plain Dealer. Cleveland, Ohio. 31 March 1948. p. 9.
  5. ↑ Wrenick 1990, sec. 5.
  6. ↑ Ervanian, Armin (10 January 1991). "RE: Greyhound Bus Station". Letter to Jeff Winstel, Ohio Historical Center . Retrieved 29 September 2025.
  7. ↑ Glase, Susan (11 March 2023). "The bus has not necessarily left the station". The Plain Dealer. Cleveland, Ohio. p. A1.
  8. ↑ "Playhouse Square buy Greyhound bus station". The Plain Dealer. Cleveland, Ohio. 8 April 2024. p. A2.
  9. ↑ Glaser, Susan (9 August 2024). "Greyhound and Barons Bus moving to Brookpark Rapid Station". The Plain Dealer. Cleveland, Ohio. p. B2.

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