Mayor wants to expose past in historic Macon building

MACON - For two decades, a dark reminder was hidden at Terminal Station in Macon. When the train station was built 86 years ago, the words ``Colored Waiting Room&#39;&#39; were etched in tall letters on a stone archway. <br> <br> But when Georgia Power bought the building in 1982 and converted it into office space, company officials decided to cover the words up. <br> <br> Now that the city has reacquired Terminal Station, Mayor Jack Ellis says it&#39;s time to expose and explain the city&#39;s segregated past. <br> <br> When the city took control of the building August 26, it removed the covering over the ``Colored Waiting Room&#39;&#39; sign. Within the next month, Ellis wants to place a plaque next to the words, explaining why they were carved there. <br> <br> Terminal Station served as the main hub in two world wars for transporting troops. It was a part of the state&#39;s passenger rail system until 1971, when it closed.