DL&W Pagoda Style roof line...

[tom morin]

I moved the depot from Wallace, NY and made it into a residence in Victor, NY. I am currently researching this design and have the following questions:
1. What other locations did DL&W build like this other than Savona and Painted Post?
2. Where did the design come from and who gets credit for the design?
3. "Trail Dust Town" in Tucson, AZ built an exact replica of the Wallace Depot...including the flat patches on the roof overhang to prevent the snow from sitting, which is what Painted Post did as well. We put heating elements in the roof of the rebuilt Wallace Depot so as to preserve the pagoda roof lines.
4. I have exterior pictures of the Wallace depot...has anyone else seen other photos, postcards, paintings and memorabilia?
5. I have often wondered where the "Wallace, NY" sign is hanging today that was taken off the end of the depot?

Thanks and regards, TM

[scottychaos]

Tom,
was this the station that was is the paper (Rochester D&C) last weekend?
looks great!

the Vestal, NY station still stands:

http://pics4.city-data.com/cpicv/vfiles24446.jpg

http://www.vestalny.com/department.aspx?dID=18

Is now the home of the Vestal museum..
the station has been moved..its now about a half mile east of its original location and on the other side (now south side)
of the Vestal parkway..its in great shape!

They might be able to help with the origin of the design..

Scot

[tom morin]

Thank you Scott: I believe it was in the Rochester paper earlier this year...the new owner was making some modifications to it, although she is not keeping to the original design. I moved the Wallace Depot in 1969/70 and only lived in it for a year after taking a year and a half to but it back together. I will follow thru with the Vestal lead. Thank you. Tom

[scottychaos]

Tom,
this is the story..
it was in the paper last Saturday:

http://www.democratandchronicle.com/app ... 9910240306

Scot

[tom morin]

Yes that is it...twice in one year...not sure what the desire for publicity is...I have never spoken with her.
Thanks, Tom

[Otto Vondrak]

Moved to the DL&W/Erie/EL Forum.

-otto-

[scottychaos]

Does anyone know if a drawing of any of the DL&W "pagoda style" depots have ever been made?
perhaps published in an old model railroad magazine?

thanks,
Scot

[colorado]

The station style was used in many upstate NY towns and was modified to suit the needs of a given location, some were longer some were shorter, different baggage room and waiting room requirements of a location. I think a few were also built on various towns of the DL&W in PA but the design was most prolific in upstate NY. I may miss some but I know the following had pagoda style stations

Vestal, Big Flats, Campbell, Wallace, Perkinsville, Atlanta and Cohochton, there were probably more.

[s4ny]

Picture of Perkinsville station in Pagoda style before it was modified:

http://wnyrails.org/cities/perkinsville.htm

[scottychaos]

Took some shots last weekend:



































Im considering scratch building a model of one of these depots in 1/29 scale! (G-scale) for my Garden Railroad..
unfortunately I didnt have a tape measure with me..
next time im down that way, I will just measure across the front width of the building, then use this photo:



to work up a scale drawing of the ends..then I will probably freelance the length somewhat, make it shorter than the prototype.
(if anyone can locate a drawing, I would appreciate it!

thanks,
Scot

[scottychaos]

Im going to gather up all the known data on these depots..
I started a list..I have eight confirmed "pagoda" depots so far..am I missing any?

http://1stclass.mylargescale.com/scotty ... index.html

Im going to try to photograph all of them this summer/autumn..

thanks,
Scot

[scottychaos]

Found another one,
Portland, PA

http://history.gsmrrclub.org/history10.html

I dont think the 2nd depot is actually the original..
it looks *so* heavily modified that its likely the original pagoda station probably burned, and was replaced with the existing structure..

Scot

[sjl]

There is one just south of the village of Bath, but I do not know its heritage. Looks like it is or was used as a commercial business. I don't know if this is a duplicate on your spreasdheet, as I don't know where Atlanta, NY is.

There is also a pagoda-roof structure at the Great Western winery outside Hammondsport, but I don't know if that was an original DL&W structure that was moved there from somewhere else, or a reproduction. It's been there since at least 1975.

Ron

[scottychaos]

There is one just south of the village of Bath, but I do not know its heritage. Looks like it is or was used as a commercial business. I don't know if this is a duplicate on your spreasdheet, as I don't know where Atlanta, NY is.

There is also a pagoda-roof structure at the Great Western winery outside Hammondsport, but I don't know if that was an original DL&W structure that was moved there from somewhere else, or a reproduction. It's been there since at least 1975.

Ron

Thanks Ron,
the one in Bath was moved there from Savona..
I dont know about the Hammondsport one..I will check into it!

Thanks to the wonders of the internet, the list has almost doubled in four hours..now up to 15 Pagoda stations..two in PA.

http://1stclass.mylargescale.com/scotty ... index.html

Scot

[charlie6017]

Scotty,
Thanks for the great photos.......if you do build one for your garden railroad, can you post photos of the finished product? Beautiful stations they are!

Charlie