San Antonio and Aransas Pass depot - Floresville, TX
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WalksfarTX
N 29° 08.101 W 098° 09.895
14R E 581233 N 3223232
It is a wooden frame depot and has a bay style projection on the track side (now a hike/bike trail) that served both as a ticket window and a way for employees to be able to see up and down the line effectively.
Waymark Code: WMYJ9V
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 06/19/2018
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TX Transprotation Museum
Because of the types and volume of goods it was handling, the depot had no less than three loading platforms. The smallest of the three was for baggage and other personal items. In the early days of the railroad, many people did their shopping from a Sears & Roebuck catalog and purchased goods would be delivered to your nearest depot.
The original depot was purchased by the city via the Floresville Economic Development Council and brought back to its originally site in 2004. While it had undergone some changes since it was removed to a nearby ranch and used as a barn, it has been restored to its former appearance. It was structurally sound and many of its original detailed pieces were carefully removed and stored inside. Most notably it had a different roof and the ticket bay window was gone. Accurate copies of these original features have been be made. There were several similar S.A. & A.P. depots that the builders used as a guide.