Umm, couldn't they have made it just a little bit "railroady"? This could be the side entrance to a Home Depot if 4449 wasn't sitting there.
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It may not be so "railroady" to you, but here is a brand new engine house to help preserve and share the steam experience through these wonderful locomotives with the public. I'm thankful for that. Perhaps someone could have stepped forward with a huge donation to fund a more historic "railroady" looking building, but I think they have taken care of everything important with this new building and I wish them the best of luck in inspiring a new generation to love steam, which a live steam locomotive will do a lot better than the building in which it is worked on will.
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| Posted by on September 24, 2012 | |
Congratulations to everyone involved in the ORHF! The new facility will no doubt become a great tourist draw for the City of Portland and looks like an amazing facility where the public will get to see a little bit of the massive amount of work it takes to restore and operate these beautiful machines. I can't wait to see it myself.
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| Posted by tsched on September 26, 2012 | |
The money used to build this facility was entirely from donations and fundraisers. They did a fantastic job of providing a new home for three fine steam engines that is secure and dry. Those who might find its appearance bland could always get out their checkbook for the next addition.
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Upon further reflection, and viewing the foundation website, I stand by my comment. The architect came up with a design that is just plain ugly. Perhaps we have forgotten how to build aesthetically pleasing structures (that need not be budget-busters).
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