Located at the southwest corner of Fourth and Walnut Street, in downtown Cincinnati, the Dixie Terminal Building was designed by the firm of Garber and Woodward and completed in 1921 for commuters using the 'Green Line' streetcars between Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky. The building is constructed of reinforced concrete and finished in gray brick, Bedford limestone, and granite. Street car service shut down in the 1950's as bus service replaced the former mode of transportation. Bus service stopped being used there in 1998. The Cincinnati Stock Exchange also had its offices here, closing the physical trading floor in 1976, and moving all services to Chicago in 1995 when they merged into the National Stock Exchange. Today the building is used for various offices and commercial businesses.
The facade features tile work by Rookwood Pottery, with numerous other interior details such as an ornamental vaulted ceiling with plaster medallions, Bottincino marble wainscoting, and various twisting ironwork. The whole building, both interior and exterior is lovingly maintained, and is open to the public. When standing on the upper arcade, one reflects upon what a fantastic setting this interior would provide for a film and indeed this backdrop has been featured in the film Rain Man.
