The Commendencia Street Wharf was a major shipping depot located at the southern terminus of Commendencia Street, south of Main Street and just west of the Tarragona Street Wharf.
The length of the wharf, from the north end of the slip to the extreme south end of the structure, was 2,065 feet.[1]
The Commendencia wharf was the site of a massive warehouse owned by the L&N Railroad. The largest of its kind in the South, it was 50 feet wide by 1202 feet long and two stories high, with a capacity of 500 freight carloads. Three sets of railroad tracks ran into the first floor, and another two with inclined trestles ran to the second floor.[2]
The roof of the L&N warehouse was ripped away in the 1916 hurricane season.
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Commendencia Street Wharf at left
Commendencia Street Wharf at right
Interior of Commendencia Street Wharf
L&N plan of Commendencia Street and Tarragona Street Wharves
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References
- ↑ The Louisville & Nashville Railroad Company. Pensacola Harbor and Its Advantages. 1901.
- ↑ J. S. Glass, editor. The Southern Manufacturer, Volume V, Number 3. New Orleans: June 1901.