A view of Metro’s Union Station stop. The controversy first cropped up earlier this week, when commuters noticed the white paint creeping up the walls inside Union Station. #WMATA is breaking the cardinal rule of Brutalism by painting the vault at Union Station. “Union Station is the only location where painting is underway or planned,” Metro spokeswoman Sherri Ly said Friday evening. “Metro will consider next steps after completion.”The paint job inside Union Station is estimated to cost $75,000 to $100,000.

Source: Washington Post March 31, 2017 23:08 UTC