Today’s Mystery Photo gives you one big clue concerning its whereabouts: its street. All you have to do is figure out which town it is in, and what the building was used for. Send your answers to elliott@brack.net, and include your hometown.
Hey, readers, we need some informative and distinguished Mystery Photos. Scour your computer and send us some, the closer to Gwinnett the better.
Last issue, George Graf of Palmyra, Va. was first in to identify the former Tallulah Falls Railway Depot, Circa 1903, in Demorest, Ga. He added: “This historic depot has been used as a business for many years. It was built by master local carpenter George H. Cason, who also built the Methodist Episcopal Church South (Demorest Women’s Club). I believe it is now occupied by the Brass N Glass antique and gift shop located at 493 Maine Street. Note the unusual spelling of Maine, probably because of the influence of the Congregational Church, which founded Piedmont College in Demorest.” The photo came from Brian Brown’s Vanishing Georgia.
Allan Peel of San Antonio, Tex. also recognized the photo. He told us: “The Tallulah Falls Railroad, which owned and operated the Demorest Depot, ended passenger service in 1946, and the railroad itself was abandoned in 1961. Did you know that the depot was (very briefly) ‘featured’ in the opening scenes of the classic 1951 movie I’d Climb the Highest Mountain starring Susan Hayward.”
Susan McBrayer of Sugar Hill and railroad expert Robert Hanson of Loganville also identified the mystery.
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