Description:
Color Postcard showing a photo of a train and passengers at the Grand Trunk Railroad Depot 175 Main Street, Battle Creek, c. 1911. This large depot was designed by the architectural firm of Spier and Rohns and built in 1905 at a cost of $100,000. It was used as a passenger station by the Grand Trunk Railroad until 1971 when passenger service was taken over by Amtrak. The building was used as office space until 1988 when it was taken over by the Community Action Agency to be used for regional human service programming.
Caption on front: Grand Trunk Depot, Battle Creek, Mich.
Written on back: B. Creek. 11-13-11 Dear Folks, Will write a line this morning as I am not washing. it is stormy. What an awful time we are having aren't we. Hope you folks are well and that the men have all their work done. I finished hose cleaning last Friday and guess I was just in time. Can doing some mending today left over from last week. Love to all. Carrie
Sent to: Mrs. John Fee. Oshtemo, Mich. R.R.
Sent on: November 13, 1911