The boxcars are probably for the grain elevator that was out-of-frame to the left.
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| Jean Walter posted Ozarks History, Families, and Photographs Cordell Webb · 1d · Frisco Depot. West Plains, Missouri. |
The topo map did not help locate the depot.
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| 1946/46 West Plains Quad @ 62,500 |
Given the angle with the water tower and the proximity to downtown buildings in the background of Jean's photo, I think it was the northern most long rectangle west of Washington Avenue. I included the courthouse square at the bottom of this aerial to help correlate it with today's satellite images.
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| Jun 23, 1942 @ 27,200; AR1AH0000010019 |
The feed mill has used the depot's land for expansion and the house track is now used to store MoW equipment.
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| Street View, Jul 2024 |
These are two of the four Purina checkerboard logos that I spotted.
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| Street View, Jul 2024 |
Note the building in the aerial photo that has its front parallel to Washington Avenue while the building itself is parallel to the tracks. That building is extant.
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| Satellite |
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