06-05-2009, 05:57 AM
Modeling Stratton Brook:The Commuter Station
The area around Stratton Brook is totally different today, then it was a hundred years ago. Stratton Brook is a hamlet of the town of Simsbury, Connecticut, which has become known as a "white collar" town. Large housing tracts, replace the farm fields that were once there. Huge triple digit homes now dot the area. Prime area for a commuter station. Though Simsbury is only a couple miles up the road, I figured that most folks would rather leave their cars at Stratton Brook, or even walk, and catch the train to Hartford, or other parts south of there. Too bad the CNE tarcks were ripped up in the 1930's. But I'm not modeling Simsbury, just the Stratton Brook depot.
I'm going to start with the commuter version of Stratton Brook, because there's more involved modeling then the one from the 1880's. Some of the modern changes I'm planning are:
Brick, or foundation block base
The open waiting area glassed in, with a drop ceiling and lights.
Waiting area has a tile floor, with benches for sitting.
Enclosed portion, or Station Agent's Office(I'm assuming was), converted to rest rooms.
Vinyl clapboard siding.
Concrete platform with a Handicap Ramp
I will keep the same look of the original station.
The area around Stratton Brook is totally different today, then it was a hundred years ago. Stratton Brook is a hamlet of the town of Simsbury, Connecticut, which has become known as a "white collar" town. Large housing tracts, replace the farm fields that were once there. Huge triple digit homes now dot the area. Prime area for a commuter station. Though Simsbury is only a couple miles up the road, I figured that most folks would rather leave their cars at Stratton Brook, or even walk, and catch the train to Hartford, or other parts south of there. Too bad the CNE tarcks were ripped up in the 1930's. But I'm not modeling Simsbury, just the Stratton Brook depot.
I'm going to start with the commuter version of Stratton Brook, because there's more involved modeling then the one from the 1880's. Some of the modern changes I'm planning are:
Brick, or foundation block base
The open waiting area glassed in, with a drop ceiling and lights.
Waiting area has a tile floor, with benches for sitting.
Enclosed portion, or Station Agent's Office(I'm assuming was), converted to rest rooms.
Vinyl clapboard siding.
Concrete platform with a Handicap Ramp
I will keep the same look of the original station.
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I went to my Happy Place, but it was closed for renovations.
NARA Member #87
I went to my Happy Place, but it was closed for renovations.