Tuesday, May 12, 2026

Port Byron, IL: Lost/Milwaukee Depot and "Will B. Rolling" Statue

(Satellite, my guess based on the aerial photo below.)

Andy Zukowski posted
Port Byron Depot during flood of 1965
Richard Fiedler shared

Dennis DeBruler commented on Andy's post
It was a Milwaukee Railroad depot. 1950 Port Byron Quad @ 24,000

1938 Aerial Photo from ILHAP

I think this statue repurposed the depot's land. This "Will B. Rolling Stature" was installed between 2013 and 2015. I'm sure the depot was torn down long before that. I've noticed that Google's AI is smart enough to blur faces, but not smart enough to tell the difference between statues and people.
Street View, May 2023

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