Wednesday, October 28, 2015

Rochester, MI: Junction Tower: GTW vs. MC, 1872 Preserved/MC Depot and 1880 Grain Elevator

Tower: (Satellite)
Depot: (Satellite)

Because the tracks are diverging, we are looking at the east side of the junction. So the tower was north of the crossing.
Wayne Helms posted

The depot is on the left. On the right was a feed mill.
Street View, Sep 2018

Grant Kosch posted six photos with the comment:
The Rochester Train Depot in Rochester MI (> NY & MN) Coming along nicely.
Flat of flowers to plant this week and hanging planters for the white arches after.
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Grant Kosch commented on his post

The NYC route was Michigan Central.
1952/54 Rochester and 1952/52 Utica Quads @ 24,000

I included the MC depot near the upper-left corner. That is what let me find the depot. 1973 is the oldest arial that I could find, and, as I feared, it is too old to show the tower.
Dec 1, 1973 @ 24,000; AR1VDJA00030130

The feed mill now looks like a feed and seed store. Note that they have not removed a separator from the roof.
Street View, Sep 2018

They have maintained their Purina checkerboard sign.
Street View, Sep 2018

Actually, the street views are from 2018. Google Maps tags this as permanently closed. Here is a more recent view.
Eddie Olsen, May 2023

Irina Lisenkova, Sep 2016


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