Venice Train Station Venice Fl
It now needs funds to provide ongoing maintenance of key historic assets that it leases at the depot the depot waiting rooms a caboose that is on display at the depot campus and a soon to be donated and leased circus train car.
Venice train station venice fl. 1 reviews 941 412 0151 website. In the mid 1920s the train station was the arrival point for people interested in buying property in venice a new town that the brotherhood of locomotive engineers was developing. Historic train depot off the grid apparently used for outdoor events and intimate gatherings. 1927 historic venice train depot venice florida.
The historic venice train depot 303 e. Venice train depot 303 e venice ave venice fl 34285. Get directions reviews and information for venice train depot in venice fl. I recently attended a private indoor event here.
From 1960 to 1991 the ringling bros. When opened on march 27 1927 the depot heralded as the finest station on the seaboard air line railway. Train station the historic venice train depot built in 1927 was the last stop on the line of the seaboard air line railway that extended south from tampa through sarasota. Barnum and bailey circus made its winter home in venice.
There are 1 airports and 3 amtrak train stations within 30 miles of the venice city center. Vahs has provided tours of the historic venice train depot to over 40 000 visitors. The average travel time to work in venice is 3 lower than the national average. The venice seaboard air line railway station also known as the venice depot is a historic former seaboard air line railroad depot located at 303 east venice avenue in venice florida.
Volunteer docents from vahs provide free public tours of the depot and surrounding campus. In the mid 1920s the venice train station was the arrival point for people interested in purchasing a property. It is the southern trailhead of the legacy trail which runs along the railroad s former right of way. The last passenger train departed from the depot in 1971 but freight traffic continued until 1997.
The historic venice train depot is the only surviving passenger station in sarasota county. Venice ave venice fl 34285 built in 1927 and renovated in 2002 2003 was central to the founding and development of venice florida. Menu reservations. Venice train station boat ramp find info about paddling launch sites including directions ammenities fees to plan your next paddling trip.