Frisco Train Depot - Fayetteville AR


              Here’s a photograph of the “Frisco Depot” located here in Fayetteville. It was built in the Mission-Spanish Revival style by the St. Louis – San Francisco Railway, also known as “The Frisco Line”, in 1925 as a replacement of a very old wood structure who’s time was over.

           The depot served passenger train patrons for forty years when the last scheduled train departed for St. Louis in 1965. The depot and it’s Railway Express extension now serves as the location for very popular restaurants.
          The Frisco Depot and it predecessors served locals, travelers, and college students, from across the state, providing access to the University of Arkansas and Fayetteville. It is located on Dickson Street, the entertainment district of the city, which is of course appropriate to it’s new roll of fine food service. The depot is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
           I took this photo early in the morning when the sun and shadow was in high contrast. I did post processing with my high dynamic range software to heighten the contrast for this effect. A copy of this photograph can be seen on the third floor of Fayetteville City Hall.
Camera Settings: Canon XSI, no record
Post Processing: Photomatrix Pro 5.1
Location: Dickson Street and West Avenue.

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