The KCS Cafe
Six KCS engines drag M269 past the famous KCS Cafe, the triangular building next to the tracks, at Wilson's Alley in Shreveport, Louisiana. Opened in 1923, the cafe became known as the K.C.S. Restaurant after World War II and was located across the street from Shreveport Union Station which was served by both the Southern Belle, Flying Crow, and Shreveporter as well as Illinois Central's Southwestern Limited. The restaurant contained a massive billboard for the Southern Belle on its roof. The last Southern Belle departed Shreveport on November 2, 1969, and Union Station subsequently closed the very next day. The station's closure decimated the small business district on Lake Street, and the K.C.S. Restaurant closed its doors by 1972.
The KCS Cafe
Six KCS engines drag M269 past the famous KCS Cafe, the triangular building next to the tracks, at Wilson's Alley in Shreveport, Louisiana. Opened in 1923, the cafe became known as the K.C.S. Restaurant after World War II and was located across the street from Shreveport Union Station which was served by both the Southern Belle, Flying Crow, and Shreveporter as well as Illinois Central's Southwestern Limited. The restaurant contained a massive billboard for the Southern Belle on its roof. The last Southern Belle departed Shreveport on November 2, 1969, and Union Station subsequently closed the very next day. The station's closure decimated the small business district on Lake Street, and the K.C.S. Restaurant closed its doors by 1972.