Bluefield Station

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As I recall, the cut stone was probably sandstone, and the color was a 
light gray with a brownish cast (of should I say light tan?). I don't 
remember the walkways as being brick. By 1946, when I first saw the 
station, I think the walkways were all concrete. The station platforms 
were asphalt. As for the trim color, the color I remember from the late 
40's was brown. The paneling on the gables was probably a light cream, 
but I am not sure if it was different in the 30's. Brown and cream were 
publicised in 1947 as the "new" station colors. So what were the old 
colors? I am pretty sure that brown trim was used both before and after 
1947. I am not sure what the cream replaced - probably light tan. Later 
on, the brown trim was repainted white, but this was long after the 
period you want to model.       Jim Nichols

nw-mailing-list at nwhs.org wrote:

> I'm trying to model the Bluefield WV Yard in the mid 30's and the cut 
> stone passenger station is such a distinctive feature it can't be 
> overlooked. Can anyone tell me what colors should be used in that time 
> period ? Starting with the brick walkways, the stone walls, the window 
> trim, the gables and the roof.
>
> Dewey Norton
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