Yukon Depot

[SightseerLounge]

Where is Yukon Depot currently located? What is the address in Orange Park? Is it still standing, or has it been destroyed?

[spuwho]

Where is Yukon Depot currently located? What is the address in Orange Park? Is it still standing, or has it been destroyed?

See this:

http://www.metrojacksonville.com/article/2008-aug-jacksonvilles-ghost-town-yukon

[DDC]

Where is Yukon Depot currently located? What is the address in Orange Park? Is it still standing, or has it been destroyed?

Not sure, but is this what you are referring to?

http://www.metrojacksonville.com/article/2008-aug-jacksonvilles-ghost-town-yukon

[Coolyfett]

Its near the area.

[SightseerLounge]

This is what I am talking about!



http://www.flarr.com/csxt.htm

[spuwho]

http://www.greenspun.com/bboard/q-and-a-fetch-msg.tcl?msg_id=0003Pw

Yukon (ACL) Fl. also exists in the Orange Park area. If I'm not mistaken, it's on Blanding Blvd about a mile south of the I-395 exit, on the east side of the road. It had been used as a drapery and fabric store, but I believe is now an insurance office.

[spuwho]

I found it. It's between Discount Tire and Rivermead funeral home on Blanding.

[SightseerLounge]

I'm going to have to go look for the building the next time that I am in Orange Park! I can't believe that there aren't more pictures of Yukon!

[joshuataylor]

129 Blanding Boulevard
Orange Park, Florida

[SightseerLounge]

I found it. It's between Discount Tire and Rivermead funeral home on Blanding.

129 Blanding Boulevard
Orange Park, Florida

Thanks!

[SightseerLounge]

"Ocklawaha

October 29, 2011, 06:36:54 PM

Yeah, I went over to the old depot not too long ago. It was empty and for sale...

If it could be moved back to YUKON, a friend of my, a VP for Amtrak, told me they would consider the second Jacksonville station."

http://www.metrojacksonville.com/article/2008-aug-jacksonvilles-ghost-town-yukon

I wonder if that it's still true! That would be a sight to see Amtrak stop on the Westside at the depot that was placed in its original spot! Would Amtrak allow local rides from Yukon/N.A.S. Jax to Clifford Lane Station?

That would be a sight to see!

Is there enough room between the Fowler Park entrance and 120th street for a regular East Coast, low level Amtrak Train!

[SightseerLounge]

That old Yukon Depot is gone! There is nothing there but black top! 129 Blanding Blvd is empty! The Google Maps Street view shows a red building, but that building doesn't exist! I wonder if they destroyed that building, or did they move the Depot again?

[Cliffs_Daughter]

According to the Clay County auditor's site, that parcel it is/was on is owned by the funeral home.

Man, I drove by that red building for years not knowing what it really was, and always said to myself "wow, that looks like a train station building". Intuition, eh?  If it's really gone, I'll be very sad.

[MitigationMike]

I was doing some research trying to track down the history of the train depot building and I found these posts.  The bad news is that last year it's owner had it demolished as it had fallen into irrecoverable disrepair.  My friend and I were, however, made aware of what was going on and the age of the structure before it was dismantled so we coordinated with the demolition team and harvested the structural members that the building was built on.  For what it's worth in my opinion the building itself had long lost most of its charm and history during it's multiple "upgrades" over the years.  However, the backbone of the structure was made of virgin forest heart pine and we are currently building custom conference and dining tables with the material right here in Jacksonville.  Don't any of you worry though as the history of the station will roll on with these re-purposed jewels because each table will be permanantly marked so that they can always be traced to the Yukon Train Depot.  Further, I will see to it that every new owner be provided with directions to find this and other posts like it where they can read about the history behind these heirloom pieces.

[BridgeTroll]

I was doing some research trying to track down the history of the train depot building and I found these posts.  The bad news is that last year it's owner had it demolished as it had fallen into irrecoverable disrepair.  My friend and I were, however, made aware of what was going on and the age of the structure before it was dismantled so we coordinated with the demolition team and harvested the structural members that the building was built on.  For what it's worth in my opinion the building itself had long lost most of its charm and history during it's multiple "upgrades" over the years.  However, the backbone of the structure was made of virgin forest heart pine and we are currently building custom conference and dining tables with the material right here in Jacksonville.  Don't any of you worry though as the history of the station will roll on with these re-purposed jewels because each table will be permanantly marked so that they can always be traced to the Yukon Train Depot.  Further, I will see to it that every new owner be provided with directions to find this and other posts like it where they can read about the history behind these heirloom pieces.

How might one inquire about purchasing a genuine Yukon dining room table?