Long ago on independence square (Kansas City, St. Louis: usage, new home, living)

[Mad Anthonie]

Let's start the week with a mystery! What and where was this building?

[WCHS'59]

Originally Posted by Mad Anthonie

Let's start the week with a mystery! What and where was this building?

Looks like the old Chicago and Alton RR passenger depot off Chrysler right around Woodlawn and South Avenue and subsequently moved to off Pacific at the old Waggoner Gates office.

If it is, I sure did not know that it was that run down before they restored it. But I guess, it might have sat vacant since 1961 when the last passenger train came through.

There use to be a sign along the rails that said something similar to "Home of Harry S Truman, 33rd President of the United States."

The Blue Springs Chicago and Alton depot those folks are wanting to restore is in much better condition but built many years later, though.

[RBCOPELAND]

Originally Posted by WCHS'59

In the early fifties, I recall a young lady two years younger than myself with the last name of Atkinson in your neighborhood.


Previously, on this thread was a photo of the Crane/Walnut RR crossing in 1930. It was originally the Lexington Branch and is now the Pixley Spur. I dont think I ever heard Crackerneck Spur connected with it but anything is possible.

Peggy Atkinson probably. They lived three houses west of us on Walnut Ave.

[WCHS'59]

Originally Posted by RBCOPELAND

Peggy Atkinson probably. They lived three houses west of us on Walnut Ave.

Aye.

[WCHS'59]

I copied this from Missouri Railroads, Passenger Stations and Stops.

The stops are on the Missouri Pacific Lexington Branch in Jackson County. Curiously Lexington is not shown as a stop.

Mile post (apparently from St. Louis)

268.3 Buckner
271.9 Lake City
274.2 Elko (Little Blue)
277.1 Adams
277.8 East Independence
278.7 Pixley
281.4 Liberty Street station, Independence
282.2 Grand Street station, Independence


So it appears that East Independence did have rail service in the old days. This was a milk run but back in the old days before the day of the automobile, milk runs were probably the norm.

[Mad Anthonie]

Originally Posted by WCHS'59

Looks like the old Chicago and Alton RR passenger depot off Chrysler right around Woodlawn and South Avenue and subsequently moved to off Pacific at the old Waggoner Gates office.

If it is, I sure did not know that it was that run down before they restored it. But I guess, it might have sat vacant since 1961 when the last passenger train came through.

WE HAVE A WINNER!!!

The Chicago & Alton Depot was built in 1879, and served passengers until the last passenger train stopper there in April, 1960. The RR still used the building until 1972 for telegraph operators and as a layover lounge for train crews. In February 1996 the depot was moved to its new home where it was restored from 1996 until completion in 2003. It is now open for tours.

It is the oldest surviving depot in Missouri, and one of only two two-story depots. The station agent and his family lived upstairs.

[WCHS'59]

I copied this from Missouri Railroads, Passenger Stations and Stops.

The stops are on the Kansas City Southern Independence Airline RR.

Mile post from KC Union Station

5.4 Air Line Junction
6.9 Rock Creek
7.5 Mt Washington
8.2 Fairmount Park
8.4 Benton Park
8.7 Sugar Creek Junction
9.2 North Maywood
9.6 McCormick Place
10.1 Idlewild
10.3 McCauley Park
10.7 Spring Street, Independence
10.9 Independence (Osage and Maple Streets)

[WCHS'59]

Copied from Missouri Railroads, Passenger Stations and Stops.

The stops are in Jackson County on the Chicago and Alton RR.

Mile post from somewhere (maybe Chicago)

453.2 Oak Grove
457.7 Grain Valley
462.5 Blue Springs
467.2 Glendale
470.0 Selsa
473.3 Independence

[WCHS'59]

Copied from Missouri Railroads, Passenger Stations and Stops.

The stops are in Jackson County on the Missouri Pacific RR.

Mile post from St Louis

254.4 Greenwood
259.3 Lee’s Summit
265.2 Little Blue
272.7 Independence, Grand Street Station
273.2 Ravenswood
273.4 Maywood
273.8 Crisp
274.9 Evanston
275.2 Mount Washington

[WCHS'59]

Copied from Missouri Railroads, Passenger Stations and Stops.

The stops are in Jackson County on the Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe RR

Mile post from somewhere (perhaps Chicago)

426.7 Sibley
434.0 Atherton
436.5 Eton
439.4 Courtney
440.8 Cement City
441.6 Wayne
442.6 Sugar Creek
444.2 Congo