La Salle, IL: Lost/IC Depot and Engine House

(Satellite, the depot is long gone)

I already have some notes on the railyard.

Illinois Central Railroad Scrapbook posted

An IC company photographer took this photo of the IC's depot at LaSalle, IL, on June 10, 1915. The depot was in the process of being enlarged. The walls for the new addition appear to be about half completed. Meanwhile, part of the wall between the old and new parts of the depot has been taken down.

Despite the construction work, it appears the depot was still in daily use (note the baggage wagon in front of the depot).

IC photo, Cliff Downey collection.

Marty Bernard posted
4. IC Station, LaSalle, IL in May 1962. A Rick Burn photo
Harry D. LaBar When did passenger service end on the Gruber line?Jim French Harry D. LaBar 1939Harry D. LaBar Jim French Thanks Jim. I would’ve thought it would’ve lasted through WW2.

I believe the red rectangle is where the depot was and the yellow rectangle was the freight house. The I&M Canal runs along the bottom. You can see the freight house in the background of Rick Burn's photo.

1939 Aerial Photo from ILHAP

Andy Zukowski posted
Illinois Central Railroad Depot in LaSalle, Illinois. 1920’s
[Note the water tower on the right.]
John Richmond: What an off-beat design. All that glass. No bay window. Etc. But I've seen various IC depots that were not-your-average depot.

Andy Zukowski posted
Illinois Central Railroad, Passenger Depot, LaSalle Illinois before remodeling in 1915.

This must have been a predecessor depot.

Christie Pasieka posted

I was looking for the depot that was in Ticona,IL. ( which I did find)  A little more looking and found the depot below.

1896 Passenger and freight house LaSalle 

3rd Div I.C.R.R. March 30,1896

Bruce Liebe: Notice the Carus mansion directly above the freight house (later to be the engine house)..

Pam Broviak commented on Christie's post
I drew the direction of the shot on this Sanborn map of LaSalle from 1898. I was curious about that house so wanted to see how the map fit this photo. The map notes that barn looking structure behind the house is an ice house?
Bruce Liebe: Pam Broviak as I'm sure you know from your interest in history, ice houses were common in that time period. There were 3 different beer distributors in the area of the old CB&Q depot in LaSalle that were listed as "ice houses." For beer, I guess the ice house was important before pasteurization. There certainly had to be plenty more ice suppliers for other refrigeration needs.

Andy Zukowski posted
Illinois Central Railroad Engine House in LaSalle, Illinois (1980s) Photo by Steve Shutt