Another Great Shorpy Photo

[Bob Bufkin]

Sent to me via the Pope's Creek Yahoo Group. 

http://www.shorpy.com/node/7941

[Guilford Guy]

Is it just the grain/weathering, or do those cars seems to be completely unlettered/unnumbered?

[asciibaron]

that is Eckington yard - i remember the freight house that was at the corner of Florida and New York.  it was owned by the Washington Terminal Company, a joint owned entity of the B&O and PB&W (PRR).

http://www.bing.com/maps/?v=2&cp=38.91006486461241~-77.00453449506972&lvl=18&sty=h&where1=Washington%2C%20D.C.%2C%20DC

[GaryHinshaw]

that is Eckington yard - i remember the freight house that was at the corner of Florida and New York.  it was owned by the Washington Terminal Company, a joint owned entity of the B&O and PB&W (PRR).

Huh?  This shot was taken south of the Capital because the Jefferson Building is to the right of the Capital in the shot, and the page says taken from Southeast.  Here's a neat site with historical maps of DC, including one from 1917:

http://alabamamaps.ua.edu/historicalmaps/us_states/washingtondc/index.html

It looks like this is the small yard near New Jersey Ave (just south of the current CSX main) in the 1917 map.  Cool picture!

[asciibaron]

It looks like this is the small yard near New Jersey Ave (just south of the current CSX main) in the 1917 map.  Cool picture!

i didn't realize you could zoom in on the picture - it wasn't looking right for Eckington, but that area changed many times in the early 20th century.  i stand corrected - it looks more like the area that is now over by HUD and l'Efant Plaza.  the curve is the key.  the telltales are interesting

[AlkemScaleModels]

I couldn't get the map link to work, but the Shorpy photo is great.

I have been thinking about doing a model (probably a diorama but maybe a module) of Virginia Tower in N Scale to display in my office since it is just across the street from where I work.

I think it would be more fun to do it just after the GG-1s arrived, so I could have an excuse to get some of them in N Scale.  So keep them photos coming.....
Thanks

[Bob Bufkin]

Virginia Avenue.  I probably spent more time in that tower than any other back in the early to mid 70's when Mark Caplin was the tower operator.  Looked over my old photos and I can't believe I don't have any outside shots of the tower.  Here are some I've posted before shot from inside the tower.






I'm glad it's still standing.

[AlkemScaleModels]

Cool shots. Any others from even further back?

[Bob Bufkin]

Cool shots. Any others from even further back?

Sorry no.  Those were taken during the 5 years I was stationed in the Pentagon back in the day.