Obviously, with under ~850 views, this isn't of great interest to a wider audience....BUT, it sure was interesting to me. I used to co-own a restaurant/teahouse at the entrance to Railroad District, on N. Pioneer, and even though Much has changed in ~23 years, it still has that eclectic combination of residential, *non-tourist* business (as in more local), plus old-historical...that Peerless Hotel sign painted on that brick wall brought me RIGHT BACK. I knew shop owners; staff and workers at what's now the Food Co-op...and I went to the Armory for a lotta shows: along with other bistros along Second Street down to A St. Speaking of which, I feel that going along A Street more, north of Second, would have given more of a sense of the flavor of the old core of the District. I used to go down there to get away from the downtown "bustle" and hike along the tracks to "air out" (before going home to my ranch in Williams and/or an apartment in Talent that I had). And, I feel going as far as Seventh was one block further than what many consider to be the RR District: tho' Railroad Park stretches that far. Thx!
Old working class neighborhood from the 1880s, when they built the Oregon-California railway and Ashland became a passenger stop, maintenance yard, and crew-change location. A few freight trains still run through Ashland, and south over the Siskiyous. Many charming little houses are still here, well-maintained and valuable. Beautiful mature trees everywhere, plenty of gardens and flowers. The alleys (parallel to A,B,C streets) are just as interesting, for exploring, as the main streets.
I thought this was very interesting. My husband and I go to Ashland all the time, but basically stay around and near Lithia Park. We knew about the Railroad District and my husband had driven through it for his work and I've driven through it to get to Bellwood area, but not in the area's you went. I really enjoyed it and was using a map so I could tell where you were. Please do this again for other areas in Ashland. :)
Obviously, with under ~850 views, this isn't of great interest to a wider audience....BUT, it sure was interesting to me. I used to co-own a restaurant/teahouse at the entrance to Railroad District, on N. Pioneer, and even though Much has changed in ~23 years, it still has that eclectic combination of residential, *non-tourist* business (as in more local), plus old-historical...that Peerless Hotel sign painted on that brick wall brought me RIGHT BACK. I knew shop owners; staff and workers at what's now the Food Co-op...and I went to the Armory for a lotta shows: along with other bistros along Second Street down to A St. Speaking of which, I feel that going along A Street more, north of Second, would have given more of a sense of the flavor of the old core of the District. I used to go down there to get away from the downtown "bustle" and hike along the tracks to "air out" (before going home to my ranch in Williams and/or an apartment in Talent that I had). And, I feel going as far as Seventh was one block further than what many consider to be the RR District: tho' Railroad Park stretches that far. Thx!
Old working class neighborhood from the 1880s, when they built the Oregon-California railway and Ashland became a
passenger stop, maintenance yard, and crew-change location. A few freight trains still run through Ashland, and south over
the Siskiyous. Many charming little houses are still here, well-maintained and valuable. Beautiful mature trees everywhere,
plenty of gardens and flowers. The alleys (parallel to A,B,C streets) are just as interesting, for exploring, as the main streets.
I thought this was very interesting. My husband and I go to Ashland all the time, but basically stay around and near Lithia Park. We knew about the Railroad District and my husband had driven through it for his work and I've driven through it to get to Bellwood area, but not in the area's you went. I really enjoyed it and was using a map so I could tell where you were. Please do this again for other areas in Ashland. :)
Using that particular lens makes this neighborhood look practically unrecognizable. Would be better with a normal lens.
@@1remjr If I were using the 1x lens on my iPhone you’d be complaining that you couldn’t see much.