We welcome Steve Smunt and Paul Hough as contributors, who have started sending photos of their work on the 277.
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| Start of rehab. Window sashes, interior transom, jambs, and mullions have been removed from windows #9,10. The exterior transom with 1913 art glass is exposed. |
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| The alligatored paint has been heat stripped off the wall veneer. |
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| A close-up view of the failed paint during removal. |
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| Paul Hough is positioning the compression brace for regluing wall linoleum to the bulkhead |
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| The compression brace for regluing wall linoleum is in its ready position. The first top coat of tan wall enamel has been applied. |
The editor adds: This compression brace is the one I made back in the late 70's for gluing the veneer back onto the walls of the 309. And I never throw anything out. Incidentally, pictures such as the third one down bear an uncanny resemblance to what the 309 used to look like.
2 comments:
For those of us who watch from a distance; please discribe the #277. It is good to see the art glass getting uncovered. TM IRM Member
Better than that, I'll tell you how to find a good description of absolutely anything in our collection. Go to the Museum website, irm.org. From the dropdown menu, choose "learn". Under that, choose "collection". There's a list of the different types of items. In this case, we choose "Interurban Cars". And then scroll down; they're in alphabetical order, and you'll get to "Illinois Terminal 277".
And I say we have by far the best on-line description, as vast as it is, of any railway or similar museum in the country. Prove me wrong and win a prize.
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