The 1900 Goods Station
Between 1900 and 1937, the goods station was a busy coal terminal. 1910 was the scene of the spectacular flooding which gave many photographs the opportunity to take curious photos of the site under water.
In 1937, the goods yard was transferred to Vaugirard and the site became an EMU shed. The depot closed in 1971.
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Famous quotes containing the words goods and/or station:
“A man hath no better thing under the sun, than to eat, and to drink, and to be merry.”
—Bible: Hebrew Ecclesiastes, 8:15.
Compare with Luke 12:19: “And I will say to my soul, Soul, thou hast much goods laid up for many years; take thine ease, eat, drink, and be merry.”
“How soon country people forget. When they fall in love with a city it is forever, and it is like forever. As though there never was a time when they didn’t love it. The minute they arrive at the train station or get off the ferry and glimpse the wide streets and the wasteful lamps lighting them, they know they are born for it. There, in a city, they are not so much new as themselves: their stronger, riskier selves.”
—Toni Morrison (b. 1931)