Deposed Depot
Here’s a train depot no longer used but historically preserved along my bike route to work in Santa Clara, CA. The sign above says “From New Orleans 2433 8/10 MI To San Francisco 41 7/10 MI.” Wow.
According to a plaque on the side of the depot building, which was built between 1877 and 1878, a “team of draft horses hauled freight cars from the depot down a short branch line to the lick paper mills and the state asylum to the east.” The state asylum now houses Sun Microsystem’s headquarters across the street.
Tags: biking, commuting, siliconvalley, train
October 22nd, 2003 at 9:07 pm
Sun’s headquarters used to be the state asylum? That’s begging for a punchline, isn’t it?
October 22nd, 2003 at 10:20 pm
Yes, amazing, eh? Here’s a link to a government site covering the insane asylum’s history up to its restoration and preservation by Sun (complete with pics!):
http://www.cr.nps.gov/nr/travel/santaclara/agn.htm