Union Station Paris, Texas

Union Station, Paris Texas

     Union Station is located at West Kaufman Streer, Paris Texas.  It was built in 1910; it opened in.1912. When active it serviced passenger trains for  Frisco,Texas and Pacific, Santa Fe, and Texas Midland and Prairie Santa Fernardina.

     The Santa.Fe ended passenger service in 1954.  Frisco ended in 1956.

     The building style is Prairie and Italianate.  The exterior wall is dark color brick,  lighter stones sills and lintels.  There is a tiled hip roof with dormers. There is a 77 foot tower.  It operated as a freigh depot until the late20th century

     The building was restored in 1997.

Union Station Paris Texas

     The building currently houses the Lamar County Chamber of Commerce, the Research Library of the Lamar County Historical Society and a museum

Historic Plaque

Historic House at Venezia Park 500 Nassau Street, Venice, Florida

    This is not the first time that I have written a blog about this.residence.  However recently, I have discovered new information.

     Previously,I have had a source that stated that this house at 500 Nassau Street.was owned by Prentis French. Mr. French was a landscaper for the city of Venice contracted by the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers. He did not live in the house at 500 Nasau. He did live however for a time live in a house at 429 Nassau St  

     The House at 500 Nasau St. was built in 1928 by a Tampa Builder Graham Walker.  There is a fountain in the front yard with a sculpture. Some believed that artist that designed this was the Uncle of Prentis, Daniel French.  However this turns out not to be true either

Grant’s Farm

Entrance Grant’s Farm

     Grants Farm is a historic farm and landmark in Grantwood Village  Missouri. At one time, the property was owned by Ulysses Grant.  Prior to that it was owned by the Dent family–Ulysses Grants in laws.  Since  1933 the property was owned by the Busch family.  It has been an animal reserve since 1954.  It was been.home to a wide variety of animals.

Buffalos Grant Farm

     Also on the property was Hardscrabble.  This was a log cabin built by Grant in 1856.

Hardscrabble. Log Cabin built by U.S Grant.

Also on the property was Busch family Mansion.


     Also is White Haven A house that the Grants lived in between the Mexican and the Civil War

White Haven


Entrance to Grant’s Farm

Grant’s Farm

Grant’s Farm

Grant’s Farm

Polish Chicken

Wallabee

Clysdale

Clysdale

LaSalle Street Cable Car Power House

Michael Jordan Restaurant in Power House Building 1993 to 1999

     The LaSalle Street Cable  Car Power Station House is located at 500 N. LaSalle Street.  It was built and designed by the North Chicago Street Railroad Company.  Construction went from 1886 to 1887. Construction costs were $35,000.  It was a key part of the Chicago Cable Car System. This was one of the largest in the United States

     The Power house was designed to house engines that moved 2 miles of cable through channels in streets on the near north side and in the loop district.  These cables powered thousand of cable cars  that brought  100,000 workers into downtown each day.

     The power house was a 3 story red brick building.  It had 16,500 square space

The cable car system closed in 1906

LaSalle Power Company Restaurant. In the Power House 2009–2012

Genos East Restaurant. In Power House Building 2013–2020

Hawks moor Restaurant Power House

    Over the years the building was occupied by multiple restaurants.