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B&O Railroad Roundhouse, Cone Yard, Revisited

Posted on January 26, 2021 by Chris Naffziger

Oops! It turns out the old roundhouse in East St. Louis was demolished sometime in the last decade, and all that is left are the concrete foundations, and the rapidly filling pits where the locomotives once drove in to be… Continue Reading →

Metro East Demolition, East St. Louis, Illinois, Roundhouses
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Hannibal and the River and Railroads

Posted on September 7, 2020 by Chris Naffziger

North Main Street is a National Register District, and the buildings house a bunch of businesses that cater to the tourist crowd that comes from around the world to see the hometown of Mark Twain. The houses are humble right… Continue Reading →

Afield Early Vernacular, Greek Revival, Hannibal, Houses, Italianate, Missouri, Northeast Missouri, Rehabilitation, Roundhouses, Storefronts
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Oelwein, Iowa

Posted on November 19, 2018 by Chris Naffziger

Oelwein still bustles because of a heavy railroad presence, and its location at the intersection of two highways. Its downtown is perhaps a bit smaller than others, as there are extensive suburban-style businesses located over on Highway 150. Still, there… Continue Reading →

Afield Churches, Factories, Gothic Revival, Houses, Iowa, Italianate, Queen Anne Style, Romanesque Revival, Roundhouses, Small Towns, Storefronts
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Railcar Repair Dome, East Alton

Posted on May 14, 2016 by Chris Naffziger

Someone out there must know what the story is behind this awesome geodesic dome. It fixes railcars, and that is all we could find out.

Metro East Illinois, Modernism, Roundhouses
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Roundhouse, Hall Street

Posted on February 26, 2012 by Chris Naffziger

I went and visited the roundhouse on North Hall Street; there is very little left, but there is clear evidence of such a structure existing up this way.

North Far North Riverfront, Roundhouses, Vacant Lots
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Roundhouse Remnants, Clayton Avenue

Posted on January 30, 2012 by Chris Naffziger

Finally, after weeks of waiting for the weather to break, I made it out to the only extant ruins of a locomotive roundhouse left in the City of St. Louis. It is weed choked, and even in the winter much… Continue Reading →

Central Central West End, Roundhouses, Ruins
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Missouri Pacific Roundhouses in Between Compton and Cardinal North of Chouteau

Posted on January 10, 2012 by Chris Naffziger

I also determined that there was a large brick roundhouse right in the middle of the Mill Creek Valley just east of Compton Ave. The two Sanborn maps show the whole complex; for a sense of place, the little wood… Continue Reading →

Central Demolition, Midtown, Mill Creek, Roundhouses
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Roundhouse, Chouteau and Vandeventer

Posted on January 9, 2012 by Chris Naffziger

All throughout St. Louis locomotives needed somewhere to park, and the roundhouse, a type of structure almost entirely vanished from the region (except in East St. Louis, which you can see here and here) provided the much-needed space to store… Continue Reading →

Central Demolition, Roundhouses, Tiffany
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East St. Louis Roundhouse, Part 2

Posted on August 7, 2009 by Chris Naffziger

Update: The roundhouse was demolished at some point after these photos were taken but before January of 2020. I tend to think of ruins as static beings, immutable and staying the same for decades. This obviously is far from the… Continue Reading →

Metro East Abandoned Buildings, Deserted, East St. Louis, Illinois, Roundhouses, Ruins
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Old Roundhouse, East St. Louis

Posted on February 4, 2009 by Chris Naffziger

Update: A portion of the roof on the right side of the roundhouse collapsed less than a year later. The roundhouse was demolished at some point after these photos were taken but before January of 2020. This post is largely… Continue Reading →

Metro East Abandoned Buildings, Deserted, East St. Louis, Illinois, Roundhouses

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