Title
L&N Railroad Station, 301 Greensboro Avenue
Subject
Railroad stations
Louisville & Nashville Railroad
Railroads
Description
This photo shows the train side of the L & N (Louisville and Nashville) railroad station in Tuscaloosa. Built in 1912, the depot still stands and has been used over the years as a restaurant and event facility.
It is constructed of yellow pressed bricks, marble and steel. The recessed main entrance in the central portion has a double fanlight and sidelights of leaded glass. Two large Iconic columns are recessed on either side of the entrance.The awning-like cover, suspended over the doorway by two chains, has unusual glass ornamentation around the perimeter. Two other prominent entrances, one on the front and one on the west side, are simpler, but have similar suspended covers. ("Past Horizons," Tuscaloosa County Preservation Society, 1978)
The L & N Railroad line was the third railroad to reach Tuscaloosa. The Alabama and Chattanooga Railroad, later known as the Alabama Great Southern Railroad, ran its first train to the city in 1871 and the Mobile and Ohio came in 1897.
It is constructed of yellow pressed bricks, marble and steel. The recessed main entrance in the central portion has a double fanlight and sidelights of leaded glass. Two large Iconic columns are recessed on either side of the entrance.The awning-like cover, suspended over the doorway by two chains, has unusual glass ornamentation around the perimeter. Two other prominent entrances, one on the front and one on the west side, are simpler, but have similar suspended covers. ("Past Horizons," Tuscaloosa County Preservation Society, 1978)
The L & N Railroad line was the third railroad to reach Tuscaloosa. The Alabama and Chattanooga Railroad, later known as the Alabama Great Southern Railroad, ran its first train to the city in 1871 and the Mobile and Ohio came in 1897.
Source
Personal Collection of Victor Morris Friedman
Date
Circa 1915
Contributor
Betty Slowe (Description)
Type
Photograph
Identifier
1271
Coverage
Tuscaloosa (AL)
Original Format
Photograph
Physical Dimensions
3 inches x 5 inches