Nogales Greyhound Bus Station (Gone)
Nogales, AZ
Photo by RoadsidePeek.com

Check out the familiar Nogales Greyhound Bus Station once welcomed passengers with several familiar pieces of transportation advertising. The running Greyhound logo appeared on the building alongside an old Western Union sign, recalling the days when a bus terminal could also be a place to send a telegram. 07-23

Located only a short distance from the Mexican border, the station served travelers moving between Nogales, Tucson, Phoenix, and destinations beyond. Cross-border families, agricultural workers, tourists, and other passengers once waited inside before boarding buses along this busy Southern Arizona route.

The Nogales location eventually joined the growing list of traditional Greyhound terminals that closed as the company reduced its ownership and use of downtown station buildings. Many routes now rely on curbside stops or spaces shared with gas stations and other businesses instead of staffed terminals with waiting rooms and ticket counters.

Nogales Greyhound Bus Station (Gone)
Nogales, AZ
Photo by RoadsidePeek.com

Fortunately, the old Nogales station building was not demolished. It was remodeled and became Terrace Mail, a family-operated mailbox and shipping business. The new use fits the border location in a different way, providing customers with a secure United States mailing address for packages ordered from Amazon, eBay, Walmart, and other retailers.

The Greyhound and Western Union signs have since been removed from the building. It is unknown whether they were preserved, sold, placed into storage, or simply discarded during the remodeling.

UPDATE: Terrace Mail continues to operate from the former Greyhound station. Greyhound still serves Nogales through a curbside stop near a Shell station, but the old terminal, waiting room, and vintage signs are gone. 09-26