Car barn at 14 Valley Street, Wakefield, Mass.
Item
Title
Car barn at 14 Valley Street, Wakefield, Mass.
Description
Photo shows the former trolley car barns located at 14 Valley Street on the east side of the street near the intersection with Water Street. The brick structure was built around 1890 to serve the Water Street line of the Wakefield and Stoneham Street Railway Company. The large opening at the northwest end allowed trolley cars to enter the building for maintenance and repair. The building was used for many years as a garage for motor vehicle repair. It was demolished on July 23, 2018.
Detailed entry in building survey, "The cultural resources of Wakefield", pB5
Photos taken at 12:45 p.m. on Sunday, August 10, 2008
Contributor
Institution: Lucius Beebe Memorial Library
Coverage
Massachusetts--Middlesex (county)--Wakefield
14 Valley Street (Wakefield, Mass.)
Creator
Klapes, Jeffrey M., 1964-
Date
08-10-2008
Format
image/jpeg
Publisher
[Wakefield, Mass. : The author]
Subject
Commercial buildings
Local transit
Valley Street Garage (Wakefield, Mass.)
Type
still image
Photographs
Original Format
3 photographs : digital, JPEG file, color