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Date: 07/08/20 10:38
SP Hardy St Shops - busier days
Author: gcm

Dec 75
A rough sun on this one but it shows how busy the shops in Houston used to be.
The yard and shop buildings were demolished 15-20 years ago.

Gary

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Date: 07/08/20 10:53
Re: SP Hardy St Shops - busier days
Author: King_Coal

I can remember that facility being particularly oily. Did the SP hands call it "the Mudge"? Thanks for posting.

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Date: 07/08/20 11:25
Re: SP Hardy St Shops - busier days
Author: refarkas

What a collection!
Bob

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Date: 07/08/20 12:19
Re: SP Hardy St Shops - busier days
Author: krm152

No doubt Hardy St. was busy when you were there.
The facility may now be gone but your photo remains.
Thanks for the interesting photo posting.
ALLEN

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Date: 07/08/20 12:35
Re: SP Hardy St Shops - busier days
Author: Roadjob

The lighting makes the image more dramatic to me. I love shots like this. Well done!

Bill Rettberg
Bel Air, MD

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Date: 07/08/20 13:53
Re: SP Hardy St Shops - busier days
Author: llafro

The EPA called and would like to discuss oil pollution at the site...

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Date: 07/08/20 14:12
Re: SP Hardy St Shops - busier days
Author: gcm

King_Coal Wrote:
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> I can remember that facility being particularly
> oily. Did the SP hands call it "the Mudge"? Thanks
> for posting.

It was really bad.
There had been shops, roundhouses,engines etc. at this site for 120 years or so.
Gary

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Date: 07/08/20 14:49
Re: SP Hardy St Shops - busier days
Author: Railbaron

And now there is a fancy apartment complex on this site, Hardy Yards Apartments. 

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Date: 07/08/20 19:35
Re: SP Hardy St Shops - busier days
Author: GCL13

The mudge tracks were at Englewood Yard. 

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Date: 07/12/20 20:25
Re: SP Hardy St Shops - busier days
Author: wyeth

Railbaron Wrote:
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> And now there is a fancy apartment complex on this
> site, Hardy Yards Apartments. 

LOL, if only they knew what was underneath them....

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