Fullerton
was the junction point and northern terminus of the Santa
Fe’s “Surf Line”, which ran south from Fullerton
along the coast to National City,
located just south of San Diego’s
Union Station.
The Fullerton
depot pictured in this postcard was built 1888.” This neo “Queen Ann” style, combination
depot measured 24’x225’ and was of wooden frame construction. Several other
depots were built between 1886 and 1888 in what was known as the Surf
Line’s “building boom” in Orange County,
which included depots in Anaheim,
Orange, Santa
Ana, El Toro, and San
Juan Capistrano. All the wooden depots built
during the late 1800’s on the Surf Line were architecturally unique and had
very intricate ornamental details.
The depot was
razed and replaced by a concrete California Mission Revival style depot in
1930.
Postcard - Santa
Fe Railroad’s Fullerton Depot -
