Nostalgia & History > Two Anything But Plain Jane Depots for Friday

Two weeks ago, PRose posted a 2 Plain Jane Depot thread, so today I thought I might be able to come up with a couple of “Anything But Plain Jane Depots”. Both scanned from photographs taken in the 80’s:

1) Nampa, Idaho – originally constructed by the Oregon Short Line, opened in 1903 and served as the depot until 1925 when a new depot was completed on the other side of the tracks, since 7/3/76 a museum operated by the Canyon County Historical Society
2) Rhyolite, Nevada – Las Vegas & Tonopah Railroad, construction completed in 1908, no longer in use as a depot when the rails into Rhyolite were removed in 1917, more recent photographs show a chain link fence around the structure, not my car

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The Nampa Idaho depot on the other side is the UP offices.

The old depot appears in the police badge.

OH the places I've been, and the things I did not see. Thanks for showing both pics. Nampa station looks great, and Rhyolite was fenced a couple of years ago. Still worth the drive .