Burlington Traction Company - Burlington, Vermont
Posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member Vermontish
N 44° 29.330 W 073° 12.418
18T E 642569 N 4927732
Former "car barn" and bus garage
Waymark Code: WM50HP
Location: Vermont, United States
Date Posted: 10/21/2008
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member silverquill
Views: 12

My grandfather, who had been a streetcar conductor elsewhere, would have referred to this as the "car barn," where the street cars would have been housed. A big garage.

Later, it would house the Burlington Rapid Transit buses, then those of Vermont Transit Lines (note the VTL logo). The glass wall is where the oversized overhead doors once stood.

Today, an ethnic restaurant, an associated grocery store and a couple of other small businesses occupy the building as part of the revitalzation of the "Old North End" of Burlington.

This is the view along North Winooski Avenue.
Street address:
662 Riverside Ave., includes 321-343 N. Winooski Ave.
Burlington, VT US
05401


County / Borough / Parish: Chittenden

Year listed: 2004

Historic (Areas of) Significance: Event, Architecture/Engineering

Periods of significance: 1900-1974

Historic function: Transportation

Current function: Commerce, Trade

Privately owned?: yes

Season start / Season finish: From: 01/01/2008 To: 12/31/2008

Hours of operation: From: 9:00 AM To: 5:00 PM

Primary Web Site: [Web Link]

Secondary Website 1: Not listed

Secondary Website 2: Not listed

National Historic Landmark Link: Not listed

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