Relocate the Moline Depot instead of demolishing it

.Posted: 7/10/2007 8:44p
by Courtney Brennan
MOLINE, Illinois - The Moline city council decided tonight to lobby the Iowa and Illinois Departments of Transportation to relocate the Moline Depot instead of demolishing it.
Right now, IDOT wants to purchase the depot and destroy it to make room for the new I-74 bridge. The council's decision tonight, will hopefully change the DOT's original mission, and get the depot relocation funded by federal dollars.
Barb Sandberg is the chairwoman of the Moline Historic Preservation Commission and attended tonight's meeting. Sandberg wrote the landmark papers to get the depot on Moline's historic registry. Sandberg says it's important to keep the landmark because it embodies Moline's history and showcases how important the railroad was to the growth of this area.
The Moline Depot was designed by a local architect and build in 1900. Most of the smaller train depots are made of wood, but Moline's is a brick building with a tile roof. Sandberg hopes that if the Quad Cities ever gets a high speed rail - the depot could again be used for what it was intended.


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