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BLE plaque |
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Plaque explaining the founding of Venice, FL as a retirement community for the union. |
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4/16/2007 Upload Date: 11/14/2007 3:36:51 PM |
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Venice, FL |
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Neil Stutzman |
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Venice Deopt |
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Lookins south from the Venice Depot. The overpass is for East Venice ave. The depot is located on appropriately named Seaboard Ave. |
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4/16/2007 Upload Date: 11/14/2007 3:37:45 PM |
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Venice, FL |
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Neil Stutzman |
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Venice Depot |
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Looking north from the depot. The track was left in for effect. |
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4/16/2007 Upload Date: 11/14/2007 3:38:07 PM |
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Venice, FL |
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Neil Stutzman |
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Depot view |
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The view looking west from the depot. Water and palm trees made for a great view when passengers disembarked. |
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4/16/2007 Upload Date: 11/14/2007 3:39:37 PM |
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Venice, FL |
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Neil Stutzman |
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| Title: |
Venice Depot. |
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The fully restored depot. I couldn't back enough to get the whole structure in view. |
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4/16/2007 Upload Date: 11/14/2007 3:41:02 PM |
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Venice, FL |
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Neil Stutzman |
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Recreation Trail |
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Sign explaining the County plans for the trail on the old ROW. |
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4/16/2007 Upload Date: 11/14/2007 3:41:34 PM |
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Venice, FL |
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Neil Stutzman |
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| Title: |
SAL 6443 |
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Seaboard painted caboose (looks like ex-Chessie) complete with safety slogan and a/c. |
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4/16/2007 Upload Date: 11/14/2007 3:41:59 PM |
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Venice, FL |
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Neil Stutzman |
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SAL logo. |
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4/16/2007 Upload Date: 11/14/2007 3:42:34 PM |
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Venice, FL |
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Neil Stutzman |
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| Title: |
End of Track. |
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The end of the track north of the depot. I don't know if the display track in the foreground has had anything set on it since I took this picture. |
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4/16/2007 Upload Date: 11/14/2007 3:43:37 PM |
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Venice, FL |
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Neil Stutzman |
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Depot area |
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The whole structure with a picnic area. |
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4/16/2007 Upload Date: 11/14/2007 3:44:09 PM |
| Location: |
Venice, FL |
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Neil Stutzman |
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Condemned bridge |
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The SGLR lost its service to Venice when one of their bridges was condemned, I would have to believe that this is that bridge. |
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4/16/2007 Upload Date: 11/14/2007 3:45:47 PM |
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Venice, FL |
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Neil Stutzman |
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| Title: |
NB |
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Looking north across the bridge. the small vehicle is just on the other side of the US-41 crossing. |
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4/16/2007 Upload Date: 11/14/2007 3:46:27 PM |
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Venice, FL |
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Neil Stutzman |
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| Title: |
Freight house spur |
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The track followed the bush line to the freght house behind the depot. |
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4/16/2007 Upload Date: 11/14/2007 3:47:05 PM |
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Venice, FL |
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Neil Stutzman |
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| Title: |
SAL mural |
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Looking across the river from the depot on the south side of the Venice ave overpass. |
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4/16/2007 Upload Date: 11/14/2007 3:47:36 PM |
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Venice, FL |
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Neil Stutzman |
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| Title: |
South depot ROW |
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I am Standing on the south side of the overpass. The ROW curves of to the southeast. |
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4/16/2007 Upload Date: 11/14/2007 3:48:19 PM |
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Venice, FL |
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Neil Stutzman |
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South ROW |
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The little bit of remaining track in the dirt. Still looking south. |
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4/16/2007 Upload Date: 11/14/2007 3:49:03 PM |
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Venice, FL |
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Neil Stutzman |
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| Title: |
SAL freight house |
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Two of the loading doors still remain. |
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4/16/2007 Upload Date: 11/14/2007 3:49:26 PM |
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Venice, FL |
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Neil Stutzman |
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| Title: |
SAL freight house |
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4/16/2007 Upload Date: 11/14/2007 3:50:04 PM |
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Venice, FL |
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Neil Stutzman |
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Wye lead |
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South of the depot the ROW dome to the former location of a wye. This is looking east from the wye. I can't follow the ROW much farther because some new housing developments have erased the remains of the ROW. |
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4/16/2007 Upload Date: 11/14/2007 3:51:15 PM |
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Venice, FL |
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Neil Stutzman |
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Southward main |
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The concrete culverts are sitting on the right of way. The area were the culverts are starting to curve to the right is actually the south wye lead. The ties and some tie plates are still in place. |
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4/16/2007 Upload Date: 11/14/2007 3:51:48 PM |
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Venice, FL |
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Neil Stutzman |
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Southward main |
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Looking south with the concrete culverts behind me. |
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4/16/2007 Upload Date: 11/14/2007 3:52:30 PM |
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Venice, FL |
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Neil Stutzman |
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| Title: |
ROW |
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You can see the ties and the tie plates still in place. The building on the left is a lumber dist that also once had rail service. The concrete facility uses all of the former track locations for stacking culverts like this. |
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4/16/2007 Upload Date: 11/14/2007 3:53:24 PM |
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Venice, FL |
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Neil Stutzman |
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Tie plate |
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Underneath the culvert stacks. |
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4/16/2007 Upload Date: 11/14/2007 3:53:58 PM |
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Venice, FL |
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Neil Stutzman |
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Wye location |
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This is lloking east towards the wye. The two leads came together just before the crossing. |
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4/16/2007 Upload Date: 11/14/2007 3:54:39 PM |
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Venice, FL |
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Neil Stutzman |
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US-41 crossing |
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The signal box is still in place althought the tracks had been removed for at least a year of two. |
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4/16/2007 Upload Date: 11/14/2007 3:55:13 PM |
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Venice, FL |
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Neil Stutzman |
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| Title: |
Roberts bay bridge |
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Crossing the far eastern end of Roberts Bay. The center span has been removed for easier boat access. |
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4/16/2007 Upload Date: 11/14/2007 3:56:08 PM |
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Venice, FL |
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Neil Stutzman |
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| Title: |
Dona Bay Bridge |
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Only used by fisherman these days. Center span also removed from this one. These two bay bridges are still in good condition. |
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4/16/2007 Upload Date: 11/14/2007 3:56:40 PM |
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Venice, FL |
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Neil Stutzman |
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Colonia Ln E |
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Looking south from the Laurel road crossing. You can barely see the fence and red no tresspassing sign for the bridge. |
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4/16/2007 Upload Date: 11/14/2007 3:57:37 PM |
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Venice, FL |
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Neil Stutzman |
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Colonia Ln E |
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Looking north. There used to be a small siding used as a team track located here. |
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4/16/2007 Upload Date: 11/14/2007 3:58:14 PM |
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Venice, FL |
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Neil Stutzman |
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| Title: |
Laurel rd |
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Signals still in place. |
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4/16/2007 Upload Date: 11/14/2007 3:59:03 PM |
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Venice, FL |
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Neil Stutzman |
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| Title: |
Laurel Rd |
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Looking south. Gate-less signals still in place. |
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4/16/2007 Upload Date: 11/14/2007 3:59:33 PM |
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Venice, FL |
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Laurel rd |
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Looking north. A propane distributor is off to the left. |
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4/16/2007 Upload Date: 11/14/2007 4:00:29 PM |
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Venice, FL |
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| Title: |
Propane dist spur |
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Oddly enough the switch and siding for the propane dist is still in place. |
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4/16/2007 Upload Date: 11/14/2007 4:01:11 PM |
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Venice, FL |
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Propane dist. |
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You can see the rails for the propane distributor. |
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4/16/2007 Upload Date: 11/14/2007 4:02:09 PM |
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Venice, FL |
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| Title: |
Propane distributor |
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You can still see the ties and track in place. |
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4/16/2007 Upload Date: 11/14/2007 4:02:51 PM |
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Venice, FL |
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Neil Stutzman |
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| Title: |
Laurel rd |
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Signal box and signals |
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4/16/2007 Upload Date: 11/14/2007 4:03:39 PM |
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Venice, FL |
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| Title: |
Palmer Ranch Parkway |
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Looking south. You can see one of the rails in the bottom of the photo. |
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4/16/2007 Upload Date: 11/14/2007 4:04:09 PM |
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Venice, FL |
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| Title: |
Palmer Ranch Parkway |
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Looking north. Rails still in the pavement. About a quarter mile north is the end of track. |
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4/16/2007 Upload Date: 11/14/2007 4:05:10 PM |
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Venice, FL |
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