Cloverdale, IL: 1888 Lost/IC Depot

(Satellite, south of the track and a little west of Old Gary Ave. It is now part of the Dunnet Bay Construction land.)

Larry Foht posted

Illinois Central Railroad Depot

Cloverdale Illinois

Date:

 September 25, 1913

Larry Foht collection :

Chris Goepel: Cloverdale is now a part of Carol Stream and Bloomingdale. Depot pictured was constructed in 1888 and replaced in 1942. The 1888 depot was on south side of main track just east of Army Trail Road crossing.

Dennis DeBruler commented on Larry's post
South of the track and a little west of Old Gary Ave. 1939 aerial photo
 https://www.google.com/maps/@41.9387702,-88.1223534,323m/data=!3m1!1e3?entry=ttu

Dennis DeBruler commented on Larry's post
That town was small, and it stayed small. 1953 Lombard Quad @ 24,000

Bill Molony posted
The Illinois Central depot at Cloverdale, Illinois - undated.

Jon Roma commented on Bill's post

Here is a snapshot of an IC Iowa Division condensed profile dated 1944 that shows Cloverdale and environs. Chicago (and milepost zero) are to the left on the diagram. The cross roads on either side of the depot are, from east to west, Gary Ave. and Army Trail Road. Given the location of the block signals in the distance and the house track, I believe the view looks east.

I have a vague recollection that this 1942-built IC Type B depot still stood when I began to visit a friend nearby in the late Seventies. The area is now highly urbanized, and the location known as Cloverdale is now part of Bloomingdale.