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Re: (rshsdepot) Olympia, Wash. (NP)



Rebuild the original LV station!
- ----- Original Message -----
From: "Will Enser" <alcoman_@_net.bluemoon.net>
To: "RSHS Depot" <rshsdepot_@_lists.railfan.net>
Sent: Monday, December 27, 2004 11:33 AM
Subject: Re: (rshsdepot) Olympia, Wash. (NP)


:
: Paul and all
:
: Now the weirdest thing is that with the impending reconstruction of
: Memorial Auditorium in Buffalo to a Bass Pro Shops.  The plan is that they
: will tear down the Donavan State office building (which was built on the
: location of the LV downtown station in Buffalo) and replace it with an
: intermodal transportation center!!  Short sightedness in action!!
:
: Will
:
:
:
: On Fri, 24 Dec 2004, Paul Luchter wrote:
:
: > This one is weird. They were planning to knock down the NP station to put up a replica of a long demolished civic building. Also
although the picture looks older, this is said to be less than 50 years old...unlike LV in Buffalo, this would deserve saving
because it doesn't look pedestrian
: > (Also if I had my way money would be spent to rebuild Penn Station in NY, and instead of caring about this LV proto-Amshack, we
would rebuild the grander LV terminal there, when do you think tax money can be approved for projects such as this?)
: >
: > The old Olympia NP depot, and others on that branch can be seen here:
: > See http://www.shadow-catchers.com/GALLERIES/Galleries/Thurston_Co/Olympia/Rail/Oly_Rail.htm
: >
: > and
: >
: > http://www.shadow-catchers.com/LightWorkers/ShadowCatchersSociety/Oly_Rail_History_1.htm
: >
: > http://www.shadow-catchers.com/LightWorkers/ShadowCatchersSociety/Olympia_Rail.htm
: >
: > =================================
: > The Railroad Station Historical Society maintains a database of existing
: > railroad structures at: http://www.rrshs.org
: >
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: The Railroad Station Historical Society maintains a database of existing
: railroad structures at: http://www.rrshs.org
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The Railroad Station Historical Society maintains a database of existing
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