Santa Fe Depot in Amarillo Texas is a photograph by Janette Boyd which was uploaded on April 15th, 2015.
Santa Fe Depot in Amarillo Texas
Photo taken of old Santa Fe Depot in Amarillo, Texas. The postcards from the past are usually of the train track side of the Mission Revival style... more
by Janette Boyd
Title
Santa Fe Depot in Amarillo Texas
Artist
Janette Boyd
Medium
Photograph - Photo/texture
Description
Photo taken of old Santa Fe Depot in Amarillo, Texas. The postcards from the past are usually of the "train track" side of the Mission Revival style depot but since there is no passenger service, today, this back view is the only accessible view to the public. Original image of depot was merged with a texture of cloud image, using Corel Paintshop's brushes and blending techniques.
***Sold 48x18 Canvas Print to buyer from Amarillo, Texas on 06/09/15***
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Santa Fe Railway Station in Amarillo, Texas
The Santa Fe railroad depot operated from 1910 to 1940 at 605 Johnson and was Amarillo connection to the world. The depot was built in 1910 at a cost of $120,000, two years after Santa Fe cemented its link to Amarillo. The second floor and hotel were added two years later. The depot also housed the famous Harvey House restaurant which was Amarillo's elite dining spot for years.
The building has been home to several restaurants and now serves as a auction house and is owned by the City of Amarillo, who purchased it for $2.6 million, including renovations, despite some objections from residents over the cost in 2013.
The Mission Revival Style was an architectural movement that began in the late 19th century for a colonial style's revivalism and reinterpretation, which drew inspiration from the late 18th and early 19th century Spanish missions in California.
The Mission Revival style of architect enjoyed its greatest popularity between 1890 and 1915, in numerous residential, commercial, and institutional structures particularly schools and railroad depots, which used this easily recognizable architectural style. It evolved into and was subsumed by the more articulated Spanish Colonial Revival Style, established in 1915 at the Panama California Exposition.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mission_Revival_architecture
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April 15th, 2015
Comments (6)
Michael Skinner
You can see a sharp desert clarity in this photo.
Janette Boyd replied:
Thank you for your insightful comment, Michael. Amarillo could be described as a desert climate! I love the style and character of this old depot. Thank you for visiting--come back anytime.
Berta Keeney
Janette, what a cool looking building! I love the huge cloud formation behind it! What a fantastic capture.
Janette Boyd replied:
Thank you so much, Berta! It is a cool renovated train depot. I love stuff like this, too! The cloud was from another image I took . I am always snapping cloud formations for my cloud texture file. You never know when you will need "just the right cloud" for an image.
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