Re: [CBQ] Cicero FREIGHT HOUSE EIGHT

["trains@davidstreeter.net" <trains@davidstreeter.net>]

My fears are confirmed. I drove by again yesterday and most of the 
building is gone. They appear to be removing the dock-height floor as 
well. The west end office section is still standing, but probably won't 
be much longer.
--
David Streeter

On 1/29/2022 5:53 AM, little-q@att.net wrote:
> Along the south side of 29th Street, the north side of the west end of 
> the yard at Lavergne, is a large warehouse. The west end of it, facing 
> Ridgeland Avenue, is a brick section kind of like the end cap on a row 
> of grocery store shelving. I'm guessing this was offices where clerks 
> kept track of all the goods passing through the building. It has 
> FREIGHT HOUSE EIGHT over the entrance. I assume this used to be a Q 
> building, although signage visible in the Bing street view says 
> VanGard Distribution. But I suppose most of you know this already.
> I have driven past it on Ridgeland a few times recently and the west 
> end is now enclosed by a rented construction fence, and all the doors 
> and windows are boarded up. I'm wondering if anyone knows if it's 
> slated for demolition or renovation or ...? The building still looks 
> pretty solid on the outside.
> If it is going to be demoed, I suggest that anyone who wants pictures 
> of it get them soon (perhaps on a weekend, or someone might think 
> you're a weirdo taking pictures of the school across the street).

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