Re: Historic SP Depot In Long Beach, CA Burns Down

Author: Ed Workman

Date: 09-16-2016 - 16:06

Terrible The depot had been on SP's original line to Long Beach that came in from the main line to the harbor on a NW to SE alignment. That line, along with the old LAT/SPLA&SL/UP line was pretty much abandoned after PE took hold. THe depot was a gem in the spanish mission style popular around 1900-ish. THere is a draftsman with a French name who drew up the depot at Soldiers Home and I heard he was going to/was doing a similar project for this depot. I surely hope he obtained his basic pix and dimensions before the catastrophe. David Coscia of the SPH&TS should know






John Sweetser Wrote:
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> BurnBabyBurn Wrote:
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> > > Move it to the Kern County Museum to join the
> other historic buildings they have there ...
>
> > Second to it being used as a rail station again,
> your idea would make a good choice.
>
> I think David Dewey was just joking. The UP
> Bakersfield depot is far too large to be moved to
> the Kern County Museum.
>
>
> > When they moved the old SP depot here, it was
> moved to a park where during the long rebuild, it
> was burned to the ground by homeless.
>
> Where is "here?"