In 1927 the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers built this train depot to bring people in and market Venice. It was the last stop of the rail line and for many years it also welcomed students from the Kentucky Military Academy and The Ringling Brothers and Barnum and Bailey Circus to their winter homes here in Venice.
Today the depot is on the national register of historic places it also serves as a bus transfer station for Sarasota county transit. The rail tracks between Venice and Sarasota are a walking and biking path known as the Legacy Trail. There is a park just west of the depot that features a public boat ramp to the Inland Waterway and there is soon to be a new city park just to the east.
More information on the depot history can be found at the Venice Area Historical Society web site and through tours, please see their web site for tour times.
GReat photo. I like the building and the arches.
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