| Looking east along the WSOR, former MILW, rails at Avoca, WI on 26 Jun. '14. The Avoca depot, built by the Milwaukee & Mississippi Railroad in 1858, is the white with red building to the right, south, of the team track. The depot’s current location is about a block east of its original location. The remnants of the passenger platform can be seen to the right of the main, this side of 5th St., in this photo. The move likely occurred in 1958, when the depot was converted to a feed mill, which ceased operation on New Year’s Eve in 1997. The depot is currently owned by the Village of Avoca, with the hopes of restoring it. Some nice photos of the depot from 1909 and 1921 can be found at: http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/. A working wig-wag signal guards the N. 6th St. grade crossing in the background. Other photos of it on this website depict it operational as recent as 28 Aug. '13. |