Here is that gorgeous IGN depot in San Antonio.
Lots and lots of industrial spurs in the few blocks south of the depot. I got this information from a Sanborn's map. If you live in a fairly large city in Texas, your public library may have a link to Texas Digital Sanborn's Maps-- I got a password from my public library where I could access it my my home computer. I also can get to Sanborn's Texas from my University library as a graduate student.
I don't have permission to copy the maps, but here is some of the information about the crowded MoPac lineside scene around 1950.
Block just south of Commerce Street
on spur east side of MoPac mainline yard:
Missouri Pacific freight station (N end of block)
Wholesale Grocery warehouse S end of MoPac frt sta bldg.
on separate pair of spurs one-half block east of yard:
Armour and Co. Cold Storage warehouse, with ammonia tank inside (N end of bldg)
Fish & frozen food cold storage, middle of cold store bldg (separate lessor?)
Aviation Coffee Co. w coffee cold storage & coffee roasting (S end of bldg)
On spur one block EAST of MoPac yd, S of Commerce to Buenavista
Alamo Fuel Co. coal & (fire)wood
Commerce Lumber Co.
Block south of Buenavista Street to Monterey
Missouri Pacific freight shed east side of yard (roofed, open side)
H. Dittinger Roller Mills flour and feed warehouse, on spurs ½ block east of MoPac yard,
north end of bldg
Cold storage in south end of same bldg.
Guenter Public Warehouse (but noted as repair garage, w storage for 50 autos), southside of Buenavista St. along rail spur west side of MoPac yard
Building material warehouse, on spur, N side of Monterey St, W of MoPac.
On spur one block EAST of MoPac yard, S of Buenavista to Monterey (end of spur from Monterey)
George C. Vaughn and Sons wholesale lumber/ planing mill
Block south of Monterey Street to Matamoras St.
Wright Oil Co. bulk & pkgd. oil dist. on spur east side of MoPac yard. n end of block
Roofing supplies warehouse, on spur east side of MoPac yd, south end of block.
Banana Supply Co of Texas, on spur, S side of Monterey, W of MoPac
Wholesale beer warehouse (?) on spur, W of MoPac ½ block S of Monterey
Philips Paper & Box Co. wholesale paper & twine, on spur, W of MoPac
Oil warehouse, on spur W of MoPac yard, N of Matamoras St.
On spurs one block EAST of MoPac yard, S of Monterey to Matamoras
Steve’s Sash & Door Co. (includes glass warehouse)
Superior Woodworking, lessee, about ¼ of block
South of Matamoras to Durango
City Public Service Board gas plant warehouse, on rail spur west side of MoPac
Wm. A. Heusinger wholesale liquor & beer warehouse, on rail spur east of MoPac
South Henke Ice & Storage, block square, on rail spur one block east of MoPac
South of Durango to San Luis
City Public Service Board gas plant & meter shop, on rail spur west side of MoPac
Mineral Fertilizer Mftg on rail spur East of MoPac
Southern Transfer & Storage Co. on rail spur one block east of MoPac
South of San Luis to San Fernando
Moncrief-Lenoir wholesale hardware on rail spur west side of MoPac
Burlap bag warehouse on rail spur east side of MoPac
Hay and grain warehouse on rail spur east side of MoPac
Crowley Feed Co wholesale feeds on rail spur east side of MoPac
Household Furniture Co, on rail spur east side of MoPac
Wholesale Electric appliance, on rail spur one block east of MoPac
R. M. Hughes & Co. Vinegar Factory, on rail spur one block east of MoPac
Saldana & Garz Wholesale Grocers. on rail spur one block east of MoPac
NOTE: South throat of MoPac downtown yard in this block
South of San Fernando to El Paso St.
“Junk warehouse”, on rail spur east side of MoPac
Wholesale produce, on rail spur one block east of MoPac
J. C. Diehlmann Co. building materials
South of El Paso to Guadalupe St.
Ed Collins Lumber Co. on rail spur west side of MoPac
Humble Oil& Refining bulk oil distributor, on rail spur one-half block east of MoPac
Kerr Lumber Co. on rail spur one-half block east of MoPac
South of Guadalupe St to Colima
Finnigan Hide Co. on rail spur west side of MoPac
Wool warehouse on rail spur one block east of MoPac
Tallow refining co. on rail spur one block east of MoPac
Hide warehouse on rail spur one block east of MoPac
(note: above 3 may have been accessed by SP from Kerrville branch?)
Just a few feet south of Colima St. MoPac CROSSED SP Kerrville branch “TOWER 109”
approximately 1 block south, wood trestle bridge over Alazar Creek. This crossing shows on the 1950 map and on a 2003 UP map. But GoogleEarth shows the track has been changed here. Instead of the ex-SP crossing the ex-MoPac here, it joins the ex-MoPac and then diverges about four blocks north of the depot, allowing abandonment of about half a mile of track. So WHEN you are modeling makes a difference.
EDIT: After posting, I checked Google Earth. NONE of these industrial spurs are here now. There is a small yard-- which had only one car in it.
If there is interest, I will continue this to the south side of San Antonio.
