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Re: recycled buildings - tetters - 12-30-2009

Russ Bellinis Wrote:I had forgotten about this thread. I'm wondering if this thread might make a good sticky for this forum. At this point the only sticky in the Upper Berth is the one for the Big Blue Store.

Agreed. Thumbsup

Re: recycled buildings - cid - 12-30-2009

Stone Church Restaurant, they serve soul food

Re: recycled buildings - MountainMan - 12-31-2009

cid Wrote:Stone Church Restaurant, they serve soul food

It costs you your soul to eat there! Big Grin Bit pricey, but a great experience. Anniversary and birthday dinner kind of place. Shoes and shirts required. Thumbsup

Re: recycled buildings - tetters - 12-31-2009

Chicken Soup for the Soul? (groans...) Icon_lol

Re: recycled buildings - jglfan - 12-31-2009

Here are a couple from my town of Boonton. First the Lackawanna's freight station, now a dance studio. Except for paint, pretty much as was. You can see the nose of a NJ Transit E8 in the background, part of the old yard here was relaid and is storing equipment bound for a museum...someday.
   

And this was the passenger station in Boonton, down the line from the freight station perhaps 1/2 mile. Now a gay bar.
   

Here is the present NJ Transit "station" in Boonton
   

Re: recycled buildings - doctorwayne - 12-31-2009

The former CNR Express warehouse at Brantford, Ontario, now used by the MoW Dept.:
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The former CNR station at Jordan Station, seen here a couple of blocks from the tracks and in-use as a private home:
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The former CPR station at Goderich, Ontario, now owned by that town's Works Dept., and used for storage:
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The first Grimsby, Ontario train station, built by the Great Western Rwy. (later CNR) in the 1850s. It's shown here, in at least its fourth incarnation, as a pottery and antique dealership. Previously it was a lumber outlet, and before that, an agricultural supply dealer. It was moved about 100' from its original location when the "new" station was built:
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Here's its replacement, built by the CNR:
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It later became a roadhouse-type bar and restaurant, while continuing to function as a station, served by CN (later VIA) and Amtrak:
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It eventually burned to the ground, but has been replace by a glass and steel shelter, still served by VIA and Amtrak.

I don't know for what this building was used originally, but I doubt that it was either a bowling alley or the BAP's main plant:
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Wayne

Re: recycled buildings - MasonJar - 12-31-2009

This is the only brick depot built by the Grand Trunk along the line from Toronto to Montreal. Now in use as Memory Junction museum.

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Andrew

Re: recycled buildings - MountainMan - 12-31-2009

tetters Wrote:Chicken Soup for the Soul? (groans...) Icon_lol

Ten lashes on the back of your eyeballs with a wet noodle for that one! 357

More like The Last Supper... 8-)

Re: recycled buildings - sgtcarl1 - 12-31-2009

Groan!!!!! Icon_lol

Re: recycled buildings - e-paw - 01-02-2010

       
The former Lehigh & New England roundhouse and loco shops in Pen Argyl PA. now owned by a welding Co.

   
Jersey Centrals passenger station in Bethlehem PA. now used as a restaurant.

Re: recycled buildings - nkp_174 - 01-03-2010

MountainMan Wrote:The old DRG roundhouse in Colorado Springs is now the Van Briggle pottery showplace. Beautiful structure.

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And from above/Google Earth:

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Correction: The Colorado Midland/Midland Terminal Roundhouse. Chief rival to the D&RG and principal reason that the D&RG mainline was converted to SG.


Here in Cincinnati, our gorgeous Union Terminal is our museum center:
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Here is a google maps link...
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The famed CSX Queensgate yard is north of the NS yard you see in the aerial.

Re: recycled buildings - tetters - 01-03-2010

jglfan Wrote:And this was the passenger station in Boonton, down the line from the freight station perhaps 1/2 mile. Now a gay bar.

MountainMan Wrote:Ten lashes on the back of your eyeballs with a wet noodle for that one! 357

Ya know...with stuff like this in the same thread it almost seems too damned easy. Icon_twisted


Misngth 357 357 357 357

Re: recycled buildings - jim currie - 01-03-2010

found another simple one large house made into apartments.
jim