The Bells of St. Josaphats Basilica

Even though the basilica is not located in the trek area, its bells can be heard from its location at the corner of 6th Street and Lincoln Avenue down to 1st Street and throughout the neighborhood. You can look west up Lincoln Avenue from 1st Street and see the dome and cupola in the distance.

The Concrete Stairs

These stairs are located on the southwest corner of the concrete railroad bridge. They lead from the sidewalk along Lincoln Avenue to the railroad grade at the southern end of the railroad bridge. There is no platform of any kind at the top nor any evidence that there ever was one. As the steps end, there is just the gravel of the track bed and then the rails of the tracks.

The Concrete Railroad Bridge

This bridge crosses over Lincoln Avenue about one block east of 1st Street near the corner of Ward and Burrell Streets. It supports three active tracks which are used both by freight trains and the Amtrak passenger service train.

Abandoned Rails on 1st Street

These abandoned rails run across the intersection of 1st Street and Lincoln Avenue. They terminate at the parking lots of the businesses on either end.

The Rails in the Road on Lincoln Avenue

These abandoned rails run across Lincoln Avenue near the factory yard of Integrated Tool & Machine at 144 E. Lincoln Avenue and Southwind Marine at 162 E. Lincoln Avenue.



Across the street the rails disappear into an area that is now overgrown with bushes and trees.

The Abandoned Railroad Bridge over Lincoln Avenue

This bridge of steel girder construction appears to have supported two to three tracks when it was still in use. It is in a state of disrepair. The section on the right appears to have been rammed by a vehicle that exceeded its clearance limits.


The bridge is now fenced off on one end and is overgrown with vegetation. See "The Abandoned Railroad Right of Way" below to get a view of the railroad grade leading away from the other end of the bridge.

The Cobblestone Road

This abandoned road lies south of Lincoln Avenue between the railroad grade leading to the steel bridge and the Kinnickinnic river.
(right) View facing north towards Lincoln Avenue. The road leads to the rear of a working factory that is located just west of the steel bridge.


(left) View of the cobblestone road facing south where it disappears into a wooded area along the Kinnickinnic River.

The Bridge over the Kinnickinnic

This reinforced concrete bridge carries traffic from Lincoln Avenue over the Kinnickinnic River just east of 1st Street.

The Abandoned Railroad Right of Way

This is a view of the abandoned railroad grade that runs south from the steel bridge. Down below the grade to the right is the old cobblestone road and just beyond the road is the Kinnickinnic River. The railroad grade, the cobblestone road and the river run parallel to each other at this point.

To the left there is a path leading through some trees and overgrowth down to Lincoln Avenue just east of the steel bridge.

The bones are located near the top of the railroad grade along the path. They are just to the left of what you see in the picture.

The Hubcap and Bones

This hubcap was buried in the grass along the east shoulder of 1st Street near the Lincoln Avenue intersection.






These bones are just off the path leading up to the abandoned railroad right of way at the south end of the steel bridge. Although the grass around them had been trampled down by other visitors, the bones did not seem to have been disturbed in any way.

The Airplane

This airplane has probably just taken off from Mitchell International Airport, which is two or three miles south of Lincoln Avenue. Judging from its altitude it probably flew out over Lake Michigan after take-off before turning back onto its western route and over the Lincoln Avenue area.