We've all seen it. We know the signs. Yet we choose to remain silent and let building abuse happen all around us. We pass it every day and do nothing to stop it. In Marion, Indiana, a group of people have decided to put an end to building abuse with the rescue of their old depot. The depot served a railroad that ran from Anderson through Marion during the early 1890s. The folks at Marion got the shaft though, when the railroad company built the foundation of their depot in 1893, then loaded the rest of the building materials on cars and shipped them down to Anderson who received a depot exactly like the one promised in Marion. Ultimately, Marionites got their depot when it was opened for passenger service in 1895. Restoration will be slow, but the abuse is over. What abused buildings are you aware of River City?
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