The little Deval tower was a pile of brick and rubble going downtown this morning. I knew they were not going to refurbish it, but I didnt know they were going to knock it down. I wish I had the chance to see the inside of it before it became history. Any chance anyone has any pictures of the inside of it? Maybe from when it was in operation?
I'm still upset about this. Why knock it down? Where's the visionary's out there? The way they are re-habbing dilapidated buidlings in the city...century old lofts...you don't think somone would invest and rehap that structure in between 2 interlocking sections? A rail fans dream. Put a deck on top and spend summer evenings watching the signal turn green, and knowing a Wisconsin Central freight would be turning around the corner with its bright lights on and rumbling through the intersection.
Heck, UP could have made it a time share and let people rent it out and enjoy the action. It's not like the residents would have to do the switching since CY took it over, or whoever.
Oh well, too late to think about it now. Turn of the century tower knocked down...what a shame.
Kind of like that old closed Forest Glen station on the old Milwuakee Road line...with the old phone in the window from the 20's or 30's...torn down to make condos in the 80's. Gone with the wind...