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Fire destroys Ohio depot
terrible just terrible. how could someone destroy a historic land mark.
It’s things like this that just sicken me! Unbelievable!
Perhaps transients or taggers were cold.
I don’t know Chris, but I hope they find the guy who did it.
Who knows? It could have been vagrants with a “campfire” in the old building that got out of control, bored kids with too much time on their hands, or maybe, just maybe, someone wants the property the building sat on and needed the old station to “go away”. It happens, sometimes more than you think.
very sad to see something like this gone forever. Would like to see a picture of the old depot. I would add it to my other pics of old train stations.
Its just a shame. Another landmark from the railroads past, gone.
I guess if it was considered important, the city should’ve done something about securing it before now. A pity that a 130 y.o. railroad station couldn’t get some attention paid to it before it was too late. But see first sentence.
Very, Very Sad.
Wayne J., maybe onto something. In my neighborhood there was hundred year old dairy barn that had some interesting architecture. A car dealer wanted to buy the land, raise the barn and build a dealership. A group of locals had the barn declared a historical building. About a year later, the barn burned to the ground in minutes. The official story was that “kids” were seen running from the site.
…If known for sure…Such low life…! What minds some people have.
…If known for sure…Such low life…! What minds some people have.
It could have been some of Mitt Romney’s boys in their opening campaign against Amtrak----this was just a test!!!
Sad to see history being ruined by ignorance.
sad to see it go: retired from the fire dept chillicothe,ohio but with the people they have know it didnt have a chsnce
We’re all very upset around here over this loss. Unfortunately, as with some other local structures similarly victimized, it was unsprinklered. Furthermore the attempt, years ago, to “save the Depot” was unsuccessful, and the structure was eventually utilized as an unoccupied storage building rather than a restored public-use facility.
This town has lost a historical landmark that put this city on the map. How tragic. A victim of budget cuts and no respect for history by the person(s) who set the fire.
I remember the place when it was an active train station, with engineers clumping up and down the stairs. Yes, the SHENANDOAH used to go by and stop at the “Amshack” about 1/4 mi away [now a chicken coop on rt 327 south of town!].
The effort, years ago, to “save the depot” failed, but the structure was purchased by a private party and was tightly boarded up and used for storage. The fire mirrors another arson several years ago, which turned a downtown building into an eyesore. TWO LESSONS CAN BE LEARNED:
- If you want to preserve a structure, RESTORE it and convert it into some sort of public use.
- SPRINKLER IT! In both arson cases, sprinklers would have turned a tragedy into a minor nuisance.