Was pleasantly surprised to find that the oldest surviving passenger railroad station in the country is here in Philadelphia county - Shawmont station in Roxborough. Currently undergoing rehab to reopen this summer.MeEvilBob t1_j7eodkw wrote
Reply to comment by WoodenInternet in Was pleasantly surprised to find that the oldest surviving passenger railroad station in the country is here in Philadelphia county - Shawmont station in Roxborough. Currently undergoing rehab to reopen this summer. by Odd-Emergency5839
The building needs a lot of work, rehabing it to be ornamental still means saving it from eventually just collapsing. Even if they re-do the whole thing with a nice exterior and leave the interior empty, they'll still have to have everything up to code, which will make a future use for the building a lot easier.
WoodenInternet t1_j7eqbwd wrote
Fair point. I just hope it's not rehabbed and left to sit unused for another lengthy period and it ends up needing rehab again. Would be kinda cool to make it a museum a caretaker could live in, like the old station family did.
Viewing a single comment thread. View all comments