Shirley Depot

8034 Funk's Rd., Funk's Grove, IL
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This neat little old Chicago & Alton Railroad depot started out in the nearby town of Shirley. The depot dates back to 1910 or so. After the tracks were lowered in Shirley to ease the grade for the trains the depot was left high above them, so stairs were built down to the new track level.

The historic depot was moved from Shirley to Funks Grove in the mid-1970s. The depot is on the right side of Funks Rd. (E 550 North Rd), just past the railroad tracks.

The building looks good even from the back. I'm not sure what it is used for at this time. In an apparent case of "musical depots", the old Funks Grove Depot was moved to the Maple Sirup site.

In the true spirit of friendliness along the Mother Road, when we stopped to take photos here a local lady stopped right behind us and offered to snap a photo of us by this building and by the General Store across the street.

Photo(s): 2016