Train Depot – Larry Johnston, Nostalgic Artist

Cartersville Train Depot

October 23, 2020January 24, 2021 Admin

Cartersville Train Depot

Cartersville, Georgia

During the 1980’s, I traveled and exhibited in a number of shows in the Georgia area, including my home town at that time. Cartersville had several quaint places that I painted during that era, which included their train depot. It sat in the middle of the downtown shopping district, where all the activity was. The trains still came through the center of town on their way to somewhere, USA. The depot was no longer used for passengers. The brick design was duplicated in other towns, as I was told that they used the same blueprint on all of the depots on that railroad line.

The painting and prints were very popular with the locals as I had a set of four Cartersville landmarks, The 4-Way Lunch, Train Depot, Roselawn, Ross Diner, and of course the Euharlee Covered Bridge which was a short distance west of town.

Elkhart Train Depot

October 12, 2020February 22, 2021 Admin

Copyright Larry Johnston

Elkhart Train Depot

Elkhart, Indiana

The Elkhart Train Depot was built in 1900 and serviced the Lake Shore & Michigan Southern Railroad until 1914. New York Central road the rails for many years. In 1971 passengers started using the Depot for their Amtrak travels. It is used as a stopping place for pick up and delivery of passengers, however tickets cannot be purchased there.

Just on the other side of the tracks across from the depot is the National New York Central Railroad Museum. Both are located downtown Elkhart, IN.

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24” x 36” ………. $1,295.00 Original Painting

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Hope Train Depot

December 30, 2014February 22, 2021 Admin

Hope Train Depot

Hope, Arkansas

It was in 1994, Bill Clinton was our Nation’s President. We were in Arkansas, so we took a side trip to the town of Hope, Arkansas, which was the birthplace of the 42nd President. There was a festival that was very popular to the area, where we could sell my paintings and prints. It was the “Hope Watermelon Festival”.

As we drove around the town, I took pictures of his boyhood home, the school he attended and of course, the train depot. Train Depots are always popular prints. I decided to paint the depot and have it available for the festival several months later. As I remember, it took place on July 4th. Even Good Morning America was televised from there.

The temperature was 105 degrees and they had semi loads of nice cold watermelon, cut longways into quarters and sold for 25 cents. I think it was the best watermelon I have ever tasted. I must have had a couple of dollars-worth.

The depot has become one of the items in my Depot print set, which features four of my paintings. Other train depots I have painted are: Cartersville, GA Depot, Germantown, OH Depot, Elkhart, IN Depot and the famous Whistle Stop Depot, Juliette, GA.