San Luis Obispo County CA Archives Photo Place.....Pullman RR Car Duplex Apartment 
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PULLMAN RAILROAD CAR DUPLEX APARTMENT 
930 High Street, San Luis Obispo

History and Description:

Located at 930 High Street in San Luis Obispo, the long narrow duplex apartment
is actually a converted 1898 Pullman railroad car.  It is well-disguised
however, and few people recognize its origin.  Mr. Clyde Winn of 1969 Chorro,
the present owner, bought the coach by bid in 1953 from the Southern Pacific
Railroad.  The fifty-foot-long car was moved three blocks from the railroad
tracks to its present site by heavy house-moving equipment. Mr. Winn then
removed the car's wheels and put the car on a concrete foundation.  He cut holes
in the metal siding for doors and added partitions, plumbing, and electrical
equipment inside.  The windows are original and unchanged.  The roof was
modified to a peak and topped with gray asphalt shingles. Directly over the
metal side, Mr Winn applied a one-inch layer of stucco with a coat of light
green paint.  The final touches included a concrete porch and sidewalks, with
incidentals such as landscaping and mailboxes completing the job.

The first tenants in 1953 were Lee and Shirley Bullard, with Mr. and Mrs.
Waddell living in the other side.  Both couples were Cal Poly students and
stayed for about four years.  In the last seventeen years it has been rented out
predominantly to married students but as Mrs. Winn put it; "We discouraged
couples with children because there just isn't enough room." Mrs. Winn discusses
the possibilities of adding a two-bedroom wing to the center of the car.  The
most unique item in the duplex is an old tarnished bronze plaque on the back
wall of the bathroom.  It reads: "The Pullman Railroad Company, 1898".

Source:
Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Winn, 1969 Chorro, San Luis Obispo


Additional Comments:
Extracted from

Discovering San Luis Obispo County
by
Carleton M. Winslow


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