As posted in Ellwood City Ledger
ELLWOOD CITY – The abandoned VFW building on Fourth Street has been torn down to make room for a future railroad museum.
All Aboard Ellwood Inc., the nonprofit in charge of the project, bought the building, which was constructed in 1902 as the home of the Merchants & Manufacturers Organization, in October. It had served as a local post for Veterans of Foreign War for several years before being left and declared condemned and unsuitable for renovations by Ellwood City officials.
Ray Santillo, board chairman for All Aboard, said the location was ideal for his organization’s plans because it is directly across the street from the current location of an old caboose on display, near the borough’s downtown area and immediately adjacent to active railroad tracks.
