Adventure: 051, Site 062 –
Southern Pacific Depot
National Registry ID: 1975000457
Team: Thing One, Thing Two
Date: September 25, 2012
Location:
Address: 5th and I, Sacramento, CA
Date Built: 1925
Architect: Bliss and Faville
The SP Depot was built upon a site
called China Slough—which is on the California Landmark list, but
no one can find the marker now, so we will not even try to count this
one since the marker and the slough are no more. Anyway, the SP Depot
was the fourth one built by the company, this one being built in
1925. The outside almost looks too modern to be old. It is pretty
much of a large block building, designed to hold up to 500 people.
Bbut the real magic is the murals on
the inside, depicting important railway events, such as the ground
breaking of the transcontinental railroad. It shows the Big
Four—Crocker, Stanford, Huntington and Hopkins, names we all are
familiar with being in California and all. The seating is the old
wood high-backed benches, which have row after row of them. The
interior is made of marble, really giving the feel of an old station.
Having sat in this station for an afternoon, one day, Thing One can
attest to that this is not the most comfortable place.
But just because this place is old,
does it make it historic? Yes. This is the place where the
transcontinental railroad started. Also it was through this station
that the engines built in Sacramento, a major producer, was put
online. We were somewhat disappointed in this site as we could not find the plaque for it nor the one for China Slough.
References:
Overall Landmark References:
- National
Registry of Historical Places (NRHP)
- Noehill
(NOE)
- Historical Marker Database
(HMDB)
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