Depot Day 2008 in Historic Wallace Idaho
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May 10th is the date, downtown Wallace is the place, and the 23nd Annual Northern Pacific Depot Railroad Museum Festival and Classic Car Show is the event. Depot Day has evolved into a major event in Wallace, celebrating the coming of spring, America's favorite mode of transportation, the automobile, and the nostalgia of the railroad that helped make Wallace "The Silver Capital of the World." |
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Beautifully restored classic cars will fill
the "closed-to-traffic" streets in historic Wallace, where
there will also be the music at the Gazebo lots of
activities for kids on the Depot lawn, various ethnic
and traditional food booths, and a model train exhibit.
The Depot was built in 1902 using special
bricks brought from China as ballast originally destined
for a huge hotel in Tacoma, Washington.
There will be drawings for several prizes, with the Grand Prize being 50 ounces of 0.999 fine Idaho silver beautifully framed to create an outstanding display. Second prize is ten 1.0 ounce fine silver rounds, while third prize is a $75 gift certificate at the Idaho Silver Shop. Registration for cars in various categories will be between 7:00 AM and 12:00 PM (fee is $15), and trophies will be awarded at 4:00 PM. Qualify to win $100 raffle with pre-registration. General information at (208) 752-0111. |
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Depot Day 1994 The Northern Pacific Depot was moved 200 feet to this location in 1986 when Interstate 90 was built over the town, rather than through it. There was no option for the feds because every building in town is on the National Historic Register. |
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Depot Day 1994 These buff cars are parked in front of the Oasis Bordello Museum, which celebrates the town's bawdy past. |
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Depot Day 1994 This piece of art is parked in front of the old Wallace Arts Center, the center of the town's artistic community. |
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Depot Day 1994 The fellow holding the Grand Prize is Dean Cooper, former owner of Lookout Pass Ski and Recreation Area. |
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Depot Day 1994 These merchants and many others work to make doing business in Wallace fun all year long. |
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Depot Day 1994 Wallace festivals are already known for folk music at the gazebo. Some of us are working to make folk music a regular summer feature. |
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