Historic Scottsboro, Alabama Depot

[Misswaipahu]

I live so close 2 the station I could throw a rock from my yard and hit it. O by the way they painted it

[messabout1]

Thanks for watching and commenting

[coreyteen13]

Hey why do you think they repainted it it to the color of the Green Bay Packers?

[messabout1]

Good to meet you at Art in the Park

[eccentriceric]

I'm a railfan and was wanting to see the train in your video not just hear it. I love trains and since my family moved to Scottsboro now i want to see the trains there. don't know if I'll ever afford to get out of KS for vacation.

[messabout1]

Hello Eric, thanks for watching. Great about being a train fan. I should have taped that one as it passed, sorry.

[Sandguy99]

Another very enjoyable and informative video from you, Richard. The whistle in the background has such a haunting effect, and the use of "live action" shots in a slideshow format was superb and effective!

[messabout1]

Thanks Brent. Since Youtube is now providing higher quality video to those with better connections, my amateur videos are looking better. the detail is quite good. You have to go to your account settings to open up the better quality, if you haven't already done that.

[Faust668]

As always, completely mesmerizing. You should be hired as a video tour guide for the state of Alabama! Quite good.

[messabout1]

Thanks Jerry,

I'm afraid my only pay for my videos is the enjoyment I get from making them and enjoying knowing others enjoy them also. Some local folks have taken note of the things I am doing lately, so I do have some local recognition also. I just uploaded a new video tonight that is still processing, giving a little explanation of my recent absence.

Bests

Richard

[arusebud]

We all have missed you.Glad you are back.Hope it wasn't anything serious.Please tell us you were on vacation or something nice.SMILES!Great vid,and voice.Keep them rolling please. PEACE!

[messabout1]

Thanks mark, No, nothing serious, as a matter of fact part of it was excellent.

[QuietzWolfe]

I use to live close to a Railroad Track Growing up as a kid. Like Clockwork 10 pm you could here its sound. Nice History, interesting.

[messabout1]

Thanks QW. Yes I also lived near the tracks while very young in the early 50's. At that time we could catch a passenger train near our house and ride into the nearby small town only a few miles away and then ride back on another train later in the day.

Not many things sound as lonesome as a train whistle in the night.

[CountryComesToTown]

Hey Richard. I never knew all that history about the depot. Thanks for a very interesting video! -Jim

[messabout1]

Hello Jim,

The historic association has been working on the depot and has erected a marker there. I was reading directly from the marker. Yes, it is a shame we were not taught more of our local history during our school days . . or maybe we were and just didn't listen.

[alfonzo2000]

seems to have already been said Richard but nice to see u back in action i was begining to wonder where u were,another interesting video nice to see some of the real west not a John Wayne or Clint Eastwood in sight. :-)

[messabout1]

Hello Al, thanks for the nice "welcome back". I have been off more than I like to be. I've really been busy with family and work. I plan to make some videos about that to try to catch everyone up on my goings on. Yes, at one time even Alabama was the "wild frontier" There are many great stories that have never been told about this area, maybe I can tell some of them.

[suchanunrulymind]

Richard, I enjoyed this so much! I'm a bit of a history buff myself. Please keep the great videos coming. I look forward to more of the sights and stories of Alabama.

[messabout1]

Making such videos are easy when I know I have appreciative viewers like you. Thanks for watching.

[kannon9]

Hi Richard nice bit of history. I bet this place is loaded with Ghosts or memory imprints from the war. Its amazing that it is such good shape considering that is over 150 years old. 5 stars!

[messabout1]

Hi Lucy and thanks. Yes, inside the depot are still the marks made by a Confederate canon ball coming through the wall during the battle. The bricks in the building are handmade, probably by slave labor and yes they have held up well for the last century and a half.

[robe111]

good to see you back richard

[messabout1]

Hi Rob, good to be back and I hope to be back more often

[billpg]

Many thanks. Very interesting.

I was surprised to hear that they had units called "colored infantry". I wonder if the others were called the "white infantry" or just "infantry".

[kannon9]

This commentary may be from the 1950s. It is weird to here that colored makes me think of Blue Aliens from outerspace.

Humans are all humans we just have many different heritages.

[messabout1]

Please don't try to make anything racist out of this.

"Colored Infantry" was their official designation given to the group at the time so is completely correct and not derogatory at all.

I would accept an apology if it was offered.

[owen402005]

So we should just stop using historical terms just because it makes a few people uncomfortable? I don't think so (no rudeness implied)

[messabout1]

I should explain further about the term " colored". In the days before the civil rights movement and before the preferred term became "black" using the term "colored" was a gentlemanly expression. Instead of using the awful "n" word, in civilized conversation the word "colored" was used.

[messabout1]

"Colored Infantry" is absolutely correct. That was their official designation byt the US government at that time and his how the historic marker was written also.

[tonilupo]

great to see avideo from you again. very interesting and very well done. congratulations and thanks.

[messabout1]

Thanks Antonio. I'm just glad you are still watching my videos.

I really enjoy making videos of local small town scenes and places.

[tonilupo]

you have a personal stile...

A messabout style I should say-

i reALLY like it!

[messabout1]

Thanks Antonio, yes I'm a true messabouter and I'm glad you are watching me do it

[turnermedman]

hi richard. nice to see you back. great video. love the train sound. made it seem like the depot was haunted.

[messabout1]

Greeting Mick glad to be here and glad you enjoyed the video.

The train sound was an actual recording of a modern day train that passed the station while I was there. I just moved the sound to places i wanted it to be heard in the video.

You can bet the old station is haunted.

[sillysillytom]

I enjoyed this very much. thanks.

[messabout1]

Glad you were watching Tom

[iGi1957]

Interesting & well made Richard. Good to see a new video from you. Thanks for sharing. All the best!

[messabout1]

Thanks. It's good to be back among friends and I always enjoy making and editing videos for Youtube and my subscribers.

[Halothewynd]

Such a pleasure to hear from you again Richard. I regret to say that the UK also lost a great deal of its railway heritage in the rush to modernise - a lot of it little short of criminal. You might find it interesting to look at the newly renovated St Pancras station in London - it's quite stunning in how it manages to combine the best of the new while preserving the old architecture - its roof design is simply wonderful and you'll find some lovely patterns there too. Take care.

[messabout1]

Thanks for watching and commenting. I will certainly go and look at the St Pancras station photos.

"Old" in the US is not like "old" in Europe and Asia for sure. Our "white man" culture only goes back a few hundred years here. Of course or native culture goes bas millenniums, but they left few structures as evidence of their civilizations.

[jdolce101]

Gosh I love these videos. Absolutely excellent work Richard. Reminded me of something I'd see on the History Channel! Take care

[messabout1]

You are always complimentary Jason. thanks for watching and commenting.

[Tessietots]

Thanks for sharing. I do enjoy history and the video is so nicely done. Good to hear from you again. :)

[Davaron2012]

Nice to see a Video from you again messabout,

its strange how although this building is so old, it somehow looks like it was built during the next century, I mean despite the renovations, good to see how history is respected, tough times worth considering !

[messabout1]

Hello Davaron. Yes, I've not gotten to make many videos lately. Many times we underestimate how advanced things were even 150 years ago. Even though this building has been saved we've lost too many of our other old structures.

[Vintage1923]

Nice to see you are still doing videos. I always find them interesting even from another country

[messabout1]

Thanks for watching from GB. Yes, I still have the interest but just lack in time.

[P1X1E56]

Really interesting, and some great pictures. thanks Richard.

[messabout1]

Thanks Ray, I found a little time Sunday afternoon to go out and shoot a little. The old depot is about three miles from where I live.

[owen402005]

Glad to see you are still making videos. I have learned many things from your videos that I don't think I would have learned otherwise, Thank you Richard.

Take care

Owen

[messabout1]

Thanks Owen for being a long time viewer. I hope my video making can increase soon, just been tied up otherwise as of late. I'll have to tell about it in future videos.

[moreno43]

hi messabout,

...good to know you are finally continueing your always excellent work.

Wish I had the time left to produce another couple of clips myself but my job doesn't leave me any break currently.

best wishes,

- moreno -

[messabout1]

Hello friend Moreno. I know the feeling, my work duties and family duties are using up much of my time right now also, but I still have the desire to produce things for my subscribers and for Youtube. Lately even local people are viewing and enjoying my videos of the local area.