Bakersfield: Historic UP rail station off Baker Street could be headed for the wrecking ball

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However, the railroad has indicated to city officials that the station’s usefulness has just about come to an end. What does that mean for this important piece of local history?

The railroad plans to demolish the building — which dates back to 1889 — as soon their new communication center is ready to open, and it looks to be almost ready.

That’s according to Bakersfield City Councilman Andrae Gonzales — whose second ward includes Old Town Kern. He says we can’t have that.
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“Union Pacific recently met with the City of Bakersfield to discuss potential opportunities for future use of the Depot,” Union Pacific spokesman Tim McMahan wrote in a statement to KGET. “Discussions are ongoing and no decision has been made on the future of the Depot at this time.”
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At the center of it is what is now the Union Pacific station, built in 1889. The Spanish Revival style depot as we know it today has undergone a couple of significant renovations since then, the first of them in 1913.
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