Saturday, February 17, 2024

Cherry Valley, IL: Lost/C&NW Depot, Old Grain Elevator amd Junction Tower: C&NW vs Interurban

Elevator: (3D Satellite)
Depot: (Satellite, west of Cherry Street and just north of the tracks.)
Junction Tower: (Satellite)

This town still has its old grain elevator.
Street View, Sep 2023



Larry Foht posted
This is my Home Town Depot.
It's on the Galena Division of the Chicago & North Western RR.
It was torn down in 1953
Eric Skretteberg: Much earlier than most were razed. Of course they didn't repurpose that now pricey old-grwth hardwood, nor the bricks.
Andrew Roth shared

Larry Candilas commented on Foht's post
1915 - Rockford & Interurban crossing and tower; depot in background.
Larry Foht: Larry Candilas if you look to the right way down between the polls you will see a roof.!!
That's the house I grew up in, in Cherry 🍒 Valley

Green is the C&NW, and yellow is the interurban.
Brian Berthold commented on Foht's post

Brian Berthold commented on Foht's post

Dennis DeBruler commented on Foht's post
One of the reasons I research depots is that I sometimes discover old grain elevators. In this case the old elevator is still standing! The depot was about where the mud puddle is in this view. As Brian's map shows, there used to be a house track between the depot and the white building.
https://maps.app.goo.gl/viNk8VXUf4tT6h8E9

When I looked at the satellite image, I noticed four old bins are also still standing.
Street View, Sep 2023

Update:
Chicago & North Western Historical Society posted
Someone wanted to know what the C&NW depot at Cherry Valley looked like. Here is such a photo - taken at an unknown date. Cherry Valley is located one station stop before Belvidere, Illinois. It is on the main line of the old Galena and Chicago Union RR. The line (still in use today) was built through that town in 1851.
Matthew Gibbons: When was this torn down?
Fred Wallin: Matthew Gibbons 1953
Steve Rubeck shared

Craig Holmberg commented on Steve's share
Sanborn Map Company, May 1913

Mark Llanuza posted
I bought this photo at a flea Market of Cherry Valley IL crossing the CNW, photo collection Mark Llanuza
[The comments contain links to more photos of the area.]

Carl J. Marsico commented on Mark's post
Current view


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