Western Pacific Passenger Depot is a former railway station in Sacramento, California, located at 19th and J Streets.[1] Opened in 1910 by the Western Pacific Railroad as part of the Feather River Route, the station would go on to serve the original California Zephyr until the service was discontinued in 1970.[2] The Old Spaghetti Factory opened in the old building in 1978.
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 The station shortly after opening, roughly 1910 | ||||||||||||||||
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| Location | 1910 J Street Sacramento, CA | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 38°34′35″N 121°28′51″W / 38.576458°N 121.480760°W | |||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | Feather River Route | |||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 1910 | |||||||||||||||
| Closed | 1970 | |||||||||||||||
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The station building was designed by Willis Polk in the Mission Revival style.[3]
See also
edit- Sacramento Union Traction Depot – former interurban depot served by WP subsidiary, Sacramento Northern Railway
References
edit- ^ Burg, William (August 18, 2010). "Very Old Spaghetti Factory". Midtown Monthly. Retrieved June 4, 2020.
- ^ Bizjak, Tony (June 11, 2018). "Catch an Amtrak toward L.A. from midtown Sacramento? Train officials propose new service". Sacramento Bee. Retrieved May 10, 2020.
- ^ Burg, William (2012). Sacramento's K Street: Where Our City Was Born. Charleston, SC: The History Press. ISBN 978-1-61423-587-3. Retrieved June 4, 2020.
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