Prestige Monitor
updates /

What is that old depot in your town used for today? - Model Railroader Magazine

They actually made good use of our old L&N depot. It's now the lobby of the
Crown Plaza Hotel here in Pensacola. It has a nice lounge and is just across
the street from the Civic Center. We always go there for a couple of drinks
before concerts at the Civic Center.

They restored the depot beautifully and I am glad to see it still standing. I have
seen many depots falling down... Dave

Here's a pic:

(From the Crown Plaza website):
The depot was built in 1912 by L&N construction engineers; it replaced the original L&N depot (circa 1882), which had been, located at Guillemard and Wright Streets just two blocks from the Crowne Plaza.

" After serving the Pensacola rail industry for 58 years, the last train rolled out of the station in April 1971. The structure soon fell in disrepair. However, in 1978 the structure was listed in the National Register of Historic Places as an important architectural landmark. Six years later developers purchased the depot from the L&N railroad with the intent of restoring it as part of a hotel project. That project ultimately evolved into today’s Crowne Plaza – Pensacola Grand Hotel."