Re: (rshsdepot) Augusta, GA

[<train1812_@_bellsouth.net>]

The obvious unanswered question is, are there any active tracks at or near 
the depot?

Albest,

Leo


> From today's Augusta Chronicle.
>
> Bernie Wagenblast
>
> ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
>
> Old depot remains part of plan
>
> By Tony Lombardo | Staff Writer
> Wednesday, July 19, 2006
>
> The Reynolds Street train depot sits in a state of deterioration, but  its
> prospective buyer said he is committed to preserving part, if not all of 
> it.
>
> Harry E. Kitchen Jr., the developer planning to buy the site, said he 
> wants
> to incorporate the century-old structure into his plans for upscale
> condominiums  on the city-owned property, possibly using it to house 
> office space and an
> urban  grocery store.
>
> "I've been aware of the nature of the depot and the intent to preserve the
> depot, and we've maintained from Day 1 that we would try to preserve as 
> much of
> the depot as we can," said Mr. Kitchen, president of The Foxfield Co., 
> based
> in  Bluffton, S.C. 

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The Railroad Station Historical Society maintains a database of existing
railroad structures at: http://www.rrshs.org

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