Apr
19
Depot Proposal Gains Steam
A year ago, I wrote about a grassroots effort to save the historic Northfield Depot. As I noted in my post from April 2010, I have a personal interest in seeing this project succeed because of my great-grandfather’s connection to the depot. In June 1931, the 70-piece St. Cloud Municipal Boys’ Band, directed by G. Oliver Riggs, played a concert at the Northfield Depot on the way home from a trip to Des Moines.
The effort to relocate and renovate the depot, built in 1888, has gained steam over the past 12 months (if you’ll excuse the train pun). Tonight, the Northfield City Council will consider a proposal to relocate the depot to a nearby site behind the Quarterback Club restaurant, where it could serve as a visitor center and a transit hub.
The effort to relocate and renovate the depot, built in 1888, has gained steam over the past 12 months (if you’ll excuse the train pun). Tonight, the Northfield City Council will consider a proposal to relocate the depot to a nearby site behind the Quarterback Club restaurant, where it could serve as a visitor center and a transit hub.