(Publisher’s Note: Today, the land on which Wheeling’s Greyhound Bus Station once was located has been transformed into an attractive parking lot for employees of West Virginia Northern Community College. After the station closed, the structure was repurposed a couple of times before being demolished a few years ago. Greyhound buses continue to roll through downtown Wheeling these days with four drop-offs/pick-ups Monday through Friday.)
Just off the Market Street Bridge was the Greyhound Bus Terminal and it was the perfect example of the 1940’s-50’s architecture as you will see from the photos.
It was state of the art for that time period, and later it became Electrical Contractors Supply for many years. Now the property is owned by West Virginia Northern Community College for parking and future plans as a green space and parking.
It is difficult to realize the things that are gone forever from our area, like this terminal.
It has been a passion of mine to showcase and preserve Wheeling’s rich history with this series of historic photographs that highlight a business or building that is no longer here in the Upper Ohio Valley.
If you have suggestions on a favorite business or location that has vanished, please submit that to me at cre8m@comcast.net. I will do my best to search out and tell that story.
I hope with this series, “Gone Forever,” I will be able to show what made Wheeling the greatest city in West Virginia, and the large amount of business and industry that was here in the early ’30s and ’40s that attracted people from everywhere.
James Thornton has published several volumes of history on the city of Wheeling, and those interested in purchasing one of them can do so by contacting him at cre8m@comcast.net or visit the Creative Impressions website. The books can be purchased at the Wheeling Heritage Center, Kroger on Mount de Chantal Road, Miklas Meat Market, Nail City Records, the UPS Store in the Washington Avenue Plaza, VC Wares at Centre Market, Bower’s Decorating at The Highlands, and on the website www.wheelinghistory.net.
