The Sanborn map in this thread shows the Lindenwood depot. It was located at the west end of Lindenwood Yard on the south, later I-44, side of the tracks, close to Wabash Avenue. It was just a commuter stop. Kind of a neat little building though, with its little tower! Note the Sanborn map shows the tower. Pictures attached show the Lindenwood depot being torn down in 1939, with an interesting newspaper article. The next depot east, Gratiot, was just a small 12' x 19' rectangular little building, waiting room only. Ken
Lindenwood, MO depot. Due to discussions regarding the Old Orchard and Shrewsbury depots, the location of the Lindenwood depot has been established. Edited version of Sanborn map and aerial image attached.
To zero in closer, it was located where the "Ave" in Frisco Avenue is next to the red circle. This was also where the former yard office/Terminal Superintendent office was until a few years ago.
Agree with Don regarding the Lindenwood depot location. And, the foot bridge over I-44, which went from a Frisco employee parking lot to the yard, This is where Kurt and I used to sit, take a few pictures, and watch Frisco action in Lindenwood Yard many moons ago, 1979-1980s. The bridge was still there the last time I looked, but it was fenced off such that you cannot get on it. Ken
It makes sense the depot location was adjacent to the railroad. Much of the detail on the east side of the depot on the Sanborn map is now part of I-44. Highway construction appropriated many parcels of land in that Wabash-Marquette-Oleatha neighborhood east of the Lindenwood Yard. Wabash Avenue between Oleatha and Marquette was significantly relocated. On another subject, it appears some corrections are under way regarding relocation of posts and re-titling of threads. This is great. Frisco.org is alive, self-correcting and on its way to being a very accurate chronicle of the Frisco!
The site is self-correcting only because moderators take the time to make changes where necessary to correct inaccuracies. At the risk of breaking my own arm, this is something that I take very seriously and make appropriate changes and spelling corrections when I become aware of inconsistencies, especially mine.
I think I see it. We will be down in that neighborhood later today. I might run over to Lindenwood Yard and check it out! Ken
From Richard Crabtree on Frisco Rails Across Missouri. Here we are the Frisco depot in Lindenwood, Missouri. It amazes when doing research that the dates of construction are all over the place - 1890, 1902, 1909. I will work from the 1890 timeframe as it makes the most since. St. Louis suburbs were growing around the city, and they needed a way beyond the street car to connect. So we would suburb train stations popping up to bring the people to a from the city. In 1889, Samuel T. Rathell and others went to Lindenwood to find a location to build this grand little Ashlar limestone structure. The Ashlar Limestone would be taken from the Lindenwood Quarries. It was designed by Mr. J. B. Legg. The depot cost $3,000 to build and would blend nicely with the new homes being built in $1,500-$3,000 price range. The Frisco depot at Lindenwood saw trains daily and special trains on Saturday and Sunday. The trains left St. Louis Union Station depot every 1/2 hour between 6:30 am and 11:49 pm. The train ran from Union Station to Valley Park, MO or Pacific, MO. The Westbound stops were Tower Grove, Arole, Gratiot and Lindenwood in the city. As cars and buses were being used more, suburban service was on the decline and was phased out between 1924-1933. In August of 1939 the little stone depot that set at the corner of Marquette and Wabash for almost 50 years, was torn down. Photo 1) 1890-1900 ad for Lindenwood and Frisco depot. Photo 2) Frisco depot in Lindenwood, Missouri blueprint. The blueprint is marked 1902, but should be 1890. - Missouri State University (MSU) Digital Collection Photo 3) Frisco depot Lindenwood Sanborn Map - Missouri University (MU) Digital Collection Photo 4) Frisco depot in Lindenwood, Missouri being torn down on August 16 1939. Click here for overhead view. https://www.google.com/maps/place/Lindenwood+Township,+MO+63301/@38.6003984,-90.3140055,207m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m5!3m4!1s0x87df2f33c69752a3:0xdd752ab3ab42ba88!8m2!3d38.7932355!4d-90.5210565
No Terminal delay here. Not a rail car nor locomotive in sight, the Yard Master would be happy. No, really why no railroad action here? There are a lot of tracks there.
