Santa Rosa Depot - Santa Rosa, CA
Posted by: saopaulo1
N 38° 26.248 W 122° 43.294
10S E 524299 N 4254391
Santa Rosa's former depot, now housing the Visitors Center.
Waymark Code: WM4RK1
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 09/24/2008
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"It was built in 1904, on the Northwestern Pacific Railroad line, to replace another depot which had burnt down. As well as being steeped in history, this particular building also enjoys an aura of glamour. It appeared in one of the classics of American cinema: Alfred Hitchcock's Shadow of a Doubt , which was shot on location in Santa Rosa. The legendary director called this his favorite film of all the ones he ever made. In it, Santa Rosa serves as the archetype of the idyllic, peaceful, all-American small town.
As the rising popularity of automobiles ended society’s reliance on the “iron horse,” the depot shut down and remained abandoned for many years. But, recently, it was renovated and is welcoming travelers once again as the site for the Santa Rosa Convention and Visitors Bureau and the California Visitors Center." (
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