Pullman National Monument

Since I'm signed up to be a trainman tomorrow, we decided to visit the Pullman National Monument area today.  As you may be aware, there's very little of the manufacturing facilities left on the site, and what remains is not open to the public, but it is still interesting to visit.  Above, the clock tower and Administration building are being restored.

The modern visitor's center contains a number of displays, exhibits, and videos.

Mural on the rear side of the building:

This, of course, is the Hotel Florence.  It's also being refurbished and is not open to the public.

What's left of the erecting shops was set on fire by an arsonist in 1998.  It's been stabilized, but is closed off for safety.

But you can at least walk through the neighborhood and see the large number of original houses still occupied and well kept up by the residents.  They say that many families have lived here for three or four generations.

This apartment building even has a unit for rent:

And we had a nice guided tour which was very informative.  Here the tour guide is explaining various aspects of the hotel.  By the way, many if not all of the tour guides and docents are volunteers.  They take pride in publicizing their historic neighborhood.

I took more pictures, but that's enough for now.  The visit was certainly worthwhile, and we would recommend it to anybody who's interested in history, and especially architecture.