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Monon Property => Buildings and Bridges => Topic started by: David Longest on November 21, 2012, 11:03:43 pm

Title: Westville
Post by: David Longest on November 21, 2012, 11:03:43 pm

The attached article seems to be stating that the first depot built in Westville was in 1853.  The other article is a bit less conclusive, but still tells me that the Creston depot was built around 1882.

David

Title: Re: Westville
Post by: Mike Albert on November 22, 2012, 12:21:06 am

I believe that the last Monon depot at Westville was built in the early 1900's, replacing a depot that burned.

Mike

Title: Re: Westville
Post by: David Longest on November 22, 2012, 09:42:03 am

I am guessing that the one that burned was the one mentioned in this History of LaPorte Cty. article.  Probably no way to know for sure.

Thanks, Mike.

David Longest

Title: Re: Westville
Post by: Mike Albert on November 22, 2012, 10:38:53 am

I'll have to take a look through the old Westville Indicators one of these days.  There was an article when they tore the depot down in 1964 giving a brief history of the building.  I could probably backtrack from that article had dig up some more info on the previous building(s).

Mike

Title: Re: Westville
Post by: George Lortz on February 07, 2013, 11:07:04 am

The attached image is being sold on eBay.  Is this the Monon depot or Wabash?

George L.

Title: Re: Westville
Post by: Eric Reinert on February 07, 2013, 01:15:55 pm

That's the Wabash Depot in Westville.
Here's another view from around 1960:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/shookphotos/5053596089/#in/photostream/ (http://www.flickr.com/photos/shookphotos/5053596089/#in/photostream/)

Title: Re: Westville
Post by: George Lortz on February 07, 2013, 03:56:03 pm

Thanks, Eric.  Looks like another uninformed vendor is trying to sell on eBay.

George L.

Title: Re: Westville
Post by: Mike Albert on February 07, 2013, 07:41:47 pm

That's looking east.  The photographer is standing on US 421.  That building was burned in 1985 by the Westville Fire Department.  I was out of town, but a good friend that was on the fire department saved one of the signs for me.

Mike

Title: Re: Westville
Post by: Mike Albert on December 17, 2014, 04:42:35 pm

I was able to do a little research today on the depot in Westville.  The last depot, which was torn down in 1964, was built in 1883 replacing a structure that burned.

Title: Re: Westville
Post by: Tim T Swan on December 20, 2014, 06:30:37 pm

Here's a poor photo of the Monon's Westville depot.

Title: Re: Westville
Post by: Mike Albert on December 21, 2014, 12:55:51 am

Here's the same picture, but in color.