Union Terminal was built in 1933, as part of the railroad boom in Cincinnati. It welcomed home soldiers from World War II, but due to decline in use, closed down in 1972. Union Terminal became a shopping mall in 1978 but closed in 1984. Union Terminal laid vacant for almost decade before becoming the Cincinnati Museum Center in 1994. Housing five museums in one center; The Cincinnati History Museum, Cincinnati Museum of Natural History, Cincinnati Children’s Museum, Traveling exhibits, and the Cincinnati Historical Society Library. Union Terminal is also still a working train station to this day.