The Southern Railway hasn't stopped for freight or passengers in Livingston AL in decades, so the handsome 1870 former depot has been renovated and reused as Livingston AL City Hall.
From the SW AL tourism website: (
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"Old Southern Railroad Depot at Livingston, AL
This building, which now serves as Livingston City Hall, was originally built circa 1875 to serve the passenger and freight services of the railroad system running between Atlanta, Birmingham, and New Orleans. The left side of the building was used for freight and the right side for passengers. Even after the passenger trains stopped picking up passengers and freight in the late 1970s, the building continued to serve as a freight office for the local industries until the last 1980s. With a grant from the State of Alabama the building was renovated in 2001 and became Livingston City Hall on April 3, 2002.
This old depot is located at the intersection of Main Street and Church Street in Livingston, AL (GPS coordinates 32.580889,-88.185250)"
From the city's website, some facts and figures about this Western Alabama town: (
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"Livingston is approximately 10 square miles located in West Central Alabama between Tuscaloosa, Alabama and Meridian, Mississippi on interstate 20/59
U.S. Highway 11, and Alabama Highway 28 feeds travelers to and through Livingston.
Downtown Livingston is nestled at the intersection of the Sucharnochee River and the Norfolk Southern Railroad.
Livingston is 152 feet above sea level. With mild winter and moderate summers, Livingston's mean average temperature is 64.5 degrees. Annual rainfall is 55 inches and approximately 235 day growing season.
The University of West Alabama is located just one block from downtown Livingston and offers numerous educational opportunities, exciting collegiate sports, arts and cultural events.
According to the 2010 Census the population was 3,485 people. With an additional few thousand University students and commuters."