James Brodie diary, 1892-1893 | WorldCat.org (original) (raw)

Summary:Photocopied diary of Brodie, Great Northern Railway architect and engineer, detailing his activities as supervisor of such projects as James J. Hill's St. Paul mansion, Minneapolis's Washington Avenue bridge, the St. Paul Union Depot, an addition to the St. Paul shops, the Hotel Lafayette on Lake Minnetonka, GN shops at Havre and Kalispell, Mont. and Spokane Falls, Wash., the Barnesville, Minn. freight depot, and the Spokane depot. He comments on ordering materials, hiring workers, working with Cass Gilbert, a Hotel Lafayette workmen's strike, dismantling Hill's former residence, a GN inspection trip, and the 1893 closing of his department. Also includes drawings, sketches, and notes