Kingsbury Operations Eastman to North Ave
Posted by tom mann on 13 June 2005
If you know where to look, the Kingsbury Area can turn up some interesting relics. From September 25, 2004.
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Spanning almost a block, the Carbit paint company was serviced by the Milwaukee Road.tm_kingsbury_09242004_01
Spanning almost a block, the Carbit paint company was serviced by the Milwaukee Road.
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We're at the corner of Eastman and Kingsbury. This building was the former Bowman Dairy.tm_kingsbury_09242004_02
We're at the corner of Eastman and Kingsbury. This building was the
former Bowman Dairy.
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Just south of Blackhawk, a 3 block long spur split off from the main tracks on Kingsbury and headed almost due east. This building, receiving rail service at one time, is unlisted on Milwaukee Road engineering diagrams from 1955.tm_kingsbury_09242004_05
Just south of Blackhawk, a 3 block long spur split off from the main tracks on Kingsbury and headed almost due east. This building, receiving rail service at one time, is unlisted on Milwaukee Road engineering diagrams from 1955.
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The building on the right is labeled as the Seng Co. A separate spur branched off here to run between Judson and Dayton.tm_kingsbury_09242004_06
The building on the right is labeled as the Seng Co. A separate spur branched off here to run between Judson and Dayton.
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Looking across Dayton, we can spot another industry.tm_kingsbury_09242004_08
Looking across Dayton, we can spot another industry.
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This building, which has a illegible name on the diagrams (something like Patiec* Inc.) once had 3 sidings. Newer construction has taken the place of older tracks.tm_kingsbury_09242004_09
This building, which has a illegible name on the diagrams (something like Patiec* Inc.) once had 3 sidings. Newer construction has taken the place of older tracks.
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A relic from a long forgotten era of switching on the North Side of Chicago.tm_kingsbury_09242004_10
A relic from a long forgotten era of switching on the North Side of Chicago.
Looking back at the Seng Co.
Loading bays from another time.
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Moving northward to North Kingsbury brings us to the Peter Hand Brewery. The curved buildings are a dead giveaway that a spur once traveled between the buildings.tm_kingsbury_09242004_14
Moving northward to North Kingsbury brings us to the Peter Hand Brewery. The curved buildings are a dead giveaway that a spur once traveled between the buildings.
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Looking southward toward the Goose Island Swingbridge. The building on the left, N. Central Terminal Co., was once served by rail, and the area to the right was once a rail served two spur Hedstrom Coal Company.tm_kingsbury_09242004_15
Looking southward toward the Goose Island Swingbridge. The building on the left, N. Central Terminal Co., was once served by rail, and the area to the right was once a rail served two spur Hedstrom Coal Company.
