Junction Tower: (Satellite, southwest quadrant of the crossing)
IC Depot: (Satellite, house 507 Main St. has reused the land)GM&O Depot: (Satellite, building 125 Tonica St. has reused the land.)
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| Roger Kujawa posted C.R.Childs RPPC Illinois Central Train Station Depot. Mason City, Illinois The Illinois Central crossed the GM&O here. 1914 written on back. Dennis DeBruler sharedThis 1914 photo is so typical of the Midwest in that a scene that has a depot also has a grain elevator in the background. Both the IC and GM&O routes were branches and are now long gone. But the elevator has grown considerably. |
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| Dennis DeBruler commented on Roger's post It looks like the depot and tower were in the southwest quadrant and the elevator was in the northeast quadrant, so the photographer is looking East. |
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| Dennis DeBruler commented on Roger's post The grain elevator for the C&A was on valuable downtown property, so it is this IC elevator that survived and grew. |
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| Mark Adler posted Jimmy Fiedler posted "CHICAGO & ALTON RR MASON CITY IL DEPOT" |
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| Dennis DeBruler commented on Mark's post GM&O went north/south, and the IC went east/west. 1949 Mason City Quad @ 62,500 |
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| Dennis DeBruler commented on Mark's post I can't reconcile the ground and aerial photos. The aerial photo has the grain elevator on the east side of the tracks and the depot on the west side of the mainline. In this excerpt, the IC depot is in the lower-left corner and the grain elevator is near the upper-right corner. https://clearinghouse.isgs.illinois.edu/webdocs/ilhap/county/data/mason/flight9/0bxc03140.jpg |
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| Dennis DeBruler commented on Mark's post Today's Hernan's Plumbing & Heating occupies the depot's land. Nov 30, 1973 aerial. [AR1VDIY00020143] |
Wesley Peters posted three photos with the comment:
The Surviving Wooden Grain Elevators by Younglove & Boggess Co. of Mason City, IA (1899-1905).Currently there are just three surviving works in Iowa by this contracting firm. They are located in the following cities/communities.Fremont, Mahaska County, IA. John Kennel Elevator. Built in 1901, Younglove & Boggess Co. 30,000-bushel capacity.Garner, Hancock County, IA. L. H. Loomis Elevator. Built in 1902, Younglove & Boggess Co. 30,000-bushel capacity. Restored.Cartersville, Cerro Gordo County. Cartersville Supply Co. Built in 1904, Younglove & Boggess Co. 15,000-bushel capacity.The elevator in Fremont is the oldest of the three dating to 1901 while the other two in Garner and Carterville date from 1902 and 1904 respectively.Works in Other States.At least one confirmed work by the firm is still standing in Wisconsin. The A. B. Peterson Elevator in Baldwin, St Croix County was built in 1901. It has a 25,000-bushel capacity.It is believed (but not confirmed) that the elevator built by Younglove & Boggess Co. in Milroy, Redwood County, MN is presently standing.There are two wooden elevators currently standing in Lonsdale, Rice County, MN. Both were built in 1902-1903 when the railroad was built through the area. At least one of them is a Younglove & Boggess Co. build (I believe it is the NE elevator, though it is not confirmed).I am currently looking to see if other works by the firm are still standing in Iowa. There are at least two elevators that are possible works by the firm (Traer and Riceville) but neither have been verified, due to a lack of primary source references.Photos courtesy of Wesley Peters.
[I don't have the time needed to write notes on these three elevators, so I'll "park" them here.]
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