| Looking southeast along the CN, formerly MILW, rails from Fremont St. at Kiel, WI, on 30 May '20. The platform for the depot stands to the left. When the depot was closed in 1970, the MILW offered to sell the building for $2,000 and rent the land under it for $160 per year. A local resident expressed the desire to purchase it, fix it up, and wait for someone interested in using it. I haven't learned how that turned out or what ultimately happened to the depot. There was a station sign here up until a couple of years ago, the post still stands in the background to the left of the platform. The historic J. B. Laun Lumber Co. stands at the far left. Jacob B. Laun purchased an existing lumber yard from Fredrick Griebenow and William Reseburg in 1884. The awesome cream colored brick building, designed by Walter F. Neumann, was built in 1924 (according to wisconsinhistory.org.). I haven't learned when the lumber yard closed, but it operated until at least 1998. I believe that the interesting buildings in the background to the right are part of the facility of Kiel Machine Works, LLC, 711 Washington St. The red flag denotes the current limit for the CN, but the rails beyond are still intact. The WSOR operates the line south of the Sheboygan River. |