Three industries along the B&OCT branch close to I-290. Specific satellite locations are below.
I had General Foods in mind when I added the "grainPlant" label. But then I realized that a main ingredient in Coke is corn sugar, so it is also a product made from grain. Tobacco is not a grain, but it certainly is a farm product.
I included 3D satellite images for the first two building to show that they still have their rail service structures. The Altenheim route has been shut down between Western Avenue and the BRC because of bridge maintenance issues. I heard that some city people condemned the bridges as a favor to some good buddies that bought abandoned properties along the line and reused them. They didn't want "that railroad noise." Since B&OCT lost most of the industries that used rail service, I'll bet they were glad to have an excuse to abandon it.
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One of several photos posted by Clifton Linton
Use to be General Foods. |
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One of several photos posted by Clifton Linton
Looks like Coca Cola. |
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One of several photos posted by Clifton LintonOut on the Altenheim. That is the abandoned tracks in the foreground. We are pretty close to the BRC.
It's been a while... Looks like US Tobacco. BRC would be just west of bldg. |
Clifton took several shots of the US Tobacco building. It looks like some tracks are peaking through in the street. I wonder if they are streetcar tracks. We can see the General Foods building in the background.
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| One of several photos posted by Clifton Linton |
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From another posting of photos taken by Clifton Linton
General Foods, next to Coca-Cola. |
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Another photo from a posting of 2012 photos taken by Clifton Linton
Looking at Ryerson -- the B&OCT still runs by here. We're up near Robey.
[It looks like the brick building is now gone. But the faded sign is still visible. He must have shot this from the west end of the Western Avenue platform.] |
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