Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/James, California

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The result was delete. Malcolmxl5 (talk) 17:46, 25 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]

James, California

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This appears to be another point on the railroad, but with a number of wrinkles. First, it appears that the line itself was built in the last 1950s to early 1960s, as no topo map before the late 1960s shows anything here; this is confirmed by an aerial photo from 1951 which also shows no rail line. There is, according to GMaps, a "James W P Road" which meanders about and eventually winds up at a trackside building with the foundations of several other structure around it; I thought it was some sort of manufacturing concern, but Whitepages.com thinks it's a residence. There is definitely a passing siding here, though. Anyway, searching is unsurprisingly hopeless for the most part. It's pretty clear, though, that this isn't a town. Mangoe (talk) 17:40, 18 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Geography-related deletion discussions. Shellwood (talk) 18:57, 18 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of California-related deletion discussions. Shellwood (talk) 18:57, 18 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Delete per Mangoe's exhaustive search. The rail line was indeed built midcentury, as the Oroville Dam forced abandonment of the old line. Pi.1415926535 (talk) 19:24, 18 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Delete Seems even more obscure than the usual rail siding or station. I don't see any hope of notability. Glendoremus (talk) 00:01, 24 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]

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