These notes are more for the diagram below than the photo of a depot.
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| BRHS posted This depot once stood on the far southeast side of Chicago, but I'm not sure which railroad owned it. Jon Reece I believe this is the C&WI station. The NKP station did not have such broad eaves (at least it did not in a 1919 pic I have seen). Bob Lalich Yes, this was a C&WI station and was used by Erie and Monon for a relatively short period of time. |
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| Bob Lalich commented on the BRHS post |
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| Dennis DeBruler commented on the BRHS post It is interesting how the streets have changed since the diagram was made. This 1929 topo shows the contemporary street pattern. I don't know when the street names changed. 1929 Calumet Lake Quadrangle @ 1:24,000 The diagram answers the question I had about the industry that was west of the tracks: Western Steel Car and Foundry Co. I'm learning that a lot of rail cars, both passenger and freight, used to be built in the Chicagoland area. |
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| Dennis DeBruler commented on the BRHS post, photo resolution Judging by the shadows, the depot was gone by the time this 1939 aerial was taken. The building that was north of the depot is still there. https://clearinghouse.isgs.illinois.edu/.../0bwq10065.jpg |
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