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loginHere is an old postcard showing the Southern Pacific railroad depot at Monroe, Oregon. If you look to the far right, where that bush or tree is, well, that marks the backyard area of my grandparent's back yard. Yes, their house was that close to the depot. I would guess that the photo was taken somewhere back in the 1930's or 40's because that side room sticking out was removed somewhere along the line. Oddly, it looks as though the building is in a complete state of disrepair and indeed it might have been. The building was obviously renovated because it was in pretty good shape when my older brothers and I played there back in the late 1950's. (Imagine, just walking past your own backyard and then on up to a bonified train depot.)
Lots of fond memories there. The depot was busy. Lots of train traffic, and yet there were times when nothing was going on and we would play on some big wooden loading ramps and such. Eventually, the depot was no longer needed and it was moved on down the street a ways. The last I heard, the people of Monroe were hoping to find a historical use for it.
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login This empty lot is all that remains of my grandparent's house. You can see how close it was to the depot which would have been where that pesticide operation currently sits.
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loginThe depot was moved down the street to this temporary lot but I'm not sure if it is still there or not. These Google Earth pics can be rather old and I think that this one is at least four or five years old.