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Re: West LA Train Station - Depot without tracks for 70 years
Author: Exchequer
Date: 10-15-2009 - 19:18
n-n Wrote:
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> What a beautiful architectural gem from years gone
> by.
> The walls of glass windows and gingerbread arches
> are unique and amazingly intact.
> The station would be a great candidate for
> relocation & restoration.
> Too bad there is usually no money for these
> projects.
>
> I bet there are some stimulus funds that hasn't
> been spent yet.
I don't know where you get the idea that "there is usually no money" for these types of projects. Railroad stations and other historic buildings have been renovated all over the US using government and non-government funds. That's not to say such funding is easy to come by, but those people who are sufficiently dedicated often manage to restore historic structures.
One source of funding for renovating old train stations is federal transportation enhancement funds. Whether this source will be available in the future will depend on the outcome of the reauthorization of the federal transportation act.
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> What a beautiful architectural gem from years gone
> by.
> The walls of glass windows and gingerbread arches
> are unique and amazingly intact.
> The station would be a great candidate for
> relocation & restoration.
> Too bad there is usually no money for these
> projects.
>
> I bet there are some stimulus funds that hasn't
> been spent yet.
I don't know where you get the idea that "there is usually no money" for these types of projects. Railroad stations and other historic buildings have been renovated all over the US using government and non-government funds. That's not to say such funding is easy to come by, but those people who are sufficiently dedicated often manage to restore historic structures.
One source of funding for renovating old train stations is federal transportation enhancement funds. Whether this source will be available in the future will depend on the outcome of the reauthorization of the federal transportation act.
