Hay and Grain Store

Hay and Grain Store

Hay and Grain Store Photograph by Julie Nicoletta
c. 1907. 672 Silver St.

This storehouse stands next to the original location of the Western Pacific tracks that ran along Silver Street. The building rests on a raised basement, with doors positioned at the height of a loading dock, now missing from the front of the building. Goods could be loaded onto boxcars waiting on the adjacent tracks. A shed roof projects over the front to protect the dock from rain and snow. The frame building has a gable roof, with both walls and roof covered with tar paper. The painted sign reading “Hay & Grain” is still visible on the front of the building.

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