Culver Depot

One can see by this cropped section of a photo that the orgiginal Vandalia depot laid further east of today's close to a block east and laid on the south side of Lakeshore dr. between Liberty Street and Forest Place. Which was destroyed by fire on 12 January 1920

1925 - ? - Vandalia Railroad Depot

It was built in 1925 and opened in September 1925. Pictures of this Vandalia Pennsylvania Depot are found here.

19__ -9170's Pennsylvania Railroad Depot

1959- 196_ - Crystal Coin Laundry In 1959 the first coin operated laundry may came to Culver ; waiting room area of the depot was transformed into a Laundry mat

?-1968-1972-? - Laundry - Dean & Linda Jones

This picture is during the summer of 1970 while it was still open as a laundry mat, ran by the Jones; while lliving in Culver ther lived on Lakeview Street; they had 2 sons Ronald "Ron" and Steve who graduated from Culver High School. They went to Kewanna to open and operate one there.

after 1973-1974 - vacant

1984-present - Culver Depot

1984 - In on 27 December 1984 the town made a resolution to purchase the depot and adjacent land for $42,500 and it was finalized on 10 April 1985; thus began the depot renovation project by the Culver Lions Club.

In an interview that Jeff Kenney and I was on with George Franz on 9 June 2007 he related that the hill in front of the depot was at one time known as 'Pregnant Hill' - any other comments? (I dare you!) Is it a natural hill or man made by the railroad? This is supposingly where the station master house sat between two pine trees and was moved to Lake St. and became the residence of Arthur Simpson

It is the home of the Culver Lions Club and used for public and private meetings, events, etc.

KNAPP & KREUZBERGER R/W HAWKIN