Re: (rshsdepot) Florida depots and Oakland

[Seth Bramson <sbramson_@_bellsouth.net>]

PWHowat_@_aol.com wrote:

>I am visiting Florida very briefly in July (on my way from a railfan visit to 
>Ecuador and Peru) and want to see and photograph some railroad depots in the 
>Miami area, extending over to Naples (where I will be staying at Bonita 
>Springs for one night). This is a part of an ongoing project where I have 
>visited many depots, east, mid and west, over several years. 
>
>It seems to me that I should seek out the following, based on Michael 
>Henley's list:
>
>Hialeah, Opa-Locka, Hallandale, Hollywood, Deerfield Beach, Fort Lauderdale, 
>Naples, Fort Myers, Everglades City. 
>
>Are there any others within reach, and are any of the above ones really not 
>worth visiting? 
>
 >>>I would recommend VERY strongly that you check with your friend Seth 
first, BEFORE using "Michael Henley's list" as a guide.  Hialeah, OK; 
Opa Locka, no, no, no.  The local nubians may not be in a good mood; 
Hallandale, both long gone; Hollywood, Deerfield, Fart Lauderdale all 
OK, Seaboard only, no FEC there, although part of the FEC depot is 
available to shoot in Deerfield; Naples, Ft. Myers on west coast nowhere 
near Miami; Everglades City, long, long gone.  There is part of one wall 
that was incorporated in to the restaurant that may still be there, but 
totally and completely unrecognizable as a station.  The Homestead 
Seaboard station is still there, about 40 miles south of Miami.

You are always welcome to come and visit and see the few Florida station 
images that we have in our modest collection, pls call first (305) 
757-1016, and, as we say in south Florida, "Thank you for not shooting, 
and have a MIAMI NICE day!"  ( : > )).

>
>


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