See Hooppole, IL, Depot for more information on the Hooppole, Yorktown & Tampico Railroad.
This part of town has new buildings because it is a redevelopment of the land that was occupied by the railroad and grain elevator.
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| Frank Grimm posted Elevator in Yorktown, IL on the long abandoned Hooppole Yorktown and Tampico Railroad |
This part of town has new buildings because it is a redevelopment of the land that was occupied by the railroad and grain elevator.
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| Street View, May 2024 |
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| 1936/36 Prophetstown Quad @ 62,500 |
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| 1938 Aerial Photo from ILHAP |
Hi there. Thanks for posting this; your info on the HY&T has been very helpful in my research. One thing on this post, I believe your streetview is of YorkVILLE Illinois rather than YorkTOWN. Google doesn't update this area very often, but as far as I can tell the old grain elevator is still there as well as the old grocery store and repair shop. Not that they look to have seen much activity.
ReplyDeleteThere are some more great photos of the town here. https://www.tampicohistoricalsociety.com/Yorktown_Fairfield_Twp_Photos.html