Springfield, MO, South Shops (KCFS&M), South Yard - Panoramic Photograph - West to North to East

I just came across a panoramic photo, which I believe maybe the old south yard. As it is over 2 and a half wide, I had to scan it in four sections, left to tight. If anyone can confirm location, please let us know.

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The twin chimneys at the extreme left belong to the original Springfield Brewing Company. Just to the right of that is the MOP two-stall wood roundhouse which is made (in HO) by American Model builders. I like the early cast-frame trucks being salvaged in the foreground and what may be "Frisco Refrigerator Line" cars in the distant background. Al Westerfield dated the photo as being shot in 1915, or soon after based on the Rock Island gondola lettering scheme. The big erecting hall in the distance burned in 1927, or 1928. The Frisco Employee's magazine has more detailed shots of this area and the architecture of the "Gulf" shop buildings reminds me of what a modeler would dream up.
John Sanders

 

Here's a 1910 Sanborn Fire Insurance map image of the south yard area, courtesy of the University of Missouri's website. North is to the left, and the inset section at upper right is not in its actual location in relation to the Frisco shops. Several major structures (large machine shop, coaling tower in the background, brick storehouse, a couple of wooden lumber sheds) match up to the photo. The creek is visible at left in the photograph. There are several structures on the photo that aren't on the map. This could reflect actual changes between 1910 and the date of the photograph, or they might have been omitted from the Sanborn map due to small size or perceived insignificance.

The Springfield Brewery Company, shown in a separate inset section, is evidently at the intersection of Fort and College streets, which places it somewhat to the southwest. This is consistent with the location of the large structure in the photo that John Sanders has identified as the brewery.

The structure identified as the MoPac enginehouse is not shown. It might not have been built yet in 1910, or it might be just outside of the mapped area.

 

Google streetview of the intersection of Fort & College streets indicates that the main brewery building is gone, but there's a building on the northwest corner of the intersection which may be the storage cellar and bottling works shown on the Sanborn map.

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Very few, if any, of the structures shown in the photograph are still standing.