As a follow-up to Tuesday’s post about the now defunct Putnam train line, reader Wiscogirl emailed to say that a rare picture of the Van Cortlandt train stop in its heyday is currently up for sale on Ebay. Here’s the station today…
…and in 1963, a few years after passenger service ended:
I have to say that the above picture is really quite a haunting shot. The bid for the picture is currently at $3.50, for anyone interested!
-SCOUT
One of my favorite streets in Greenpoint, where I was scouting today, is Guernsey St. btw. Meserole and Norman. The street is lined with gnarled trees that are all bent over toward the middle, creating a canopy. It’s more impressive in the summer when it’s in bloom, but still pretty neat regardless. I’ve taken about…
After exploring and researching the abandoned Cold War-era missile silo in the Saranac valley I posted about on Monday, the one big question I still had was: how do you actually fire the missile? I speculated that this device might be a part of it… Turns out, I was right. A reader by the name…
Over the past week, I’ve been taking I-87 North to scout in Rockland County… …which means I’ve spent about an hour each day stuck in this: As anyone who travels it regularly knows, I-87 can be a hellhole of traffic due to the unholy convergence of multiple interstates and local bridges in the most inopportune…
First No Balloons in the Library, then You Can’t Stop Oprah…And now this: Then again, why not? “Notice: Employees Only,” “Danger High Voltage Keep Out,” and while we’re at it, “Don’t Be So Bad Kids.” Works for me. -SCOUT
Last week, I was walking by 57th & 2nd Avenue when I noticed a bunch of people filming a traffic officer with their phones. At first, I was confused – then I started watching, and it all made sense. There are several dancing traffic officers in the city, but I believe this is Mentoria Hutchinson,…
Because you asked for it… Coming Monday… -SCOUT
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Hi Nick, thanks for the post. What you might not know is that hundred yards north of this station on the main line of the Put, a branch led straight into Getty Square in downtown Yonkers. My organization is exploring the idea of turning it into a RailTrail. Happy to discuss more if you’re interested.
That guy is going to be waiting for a long time
That’s its heyday??
Ha! Well said, Janice.
I’ve seen pictures of some pretty sketchy NYC rail stations, but this one is a bit… Rustic… Don’t know that I’d like to wait for a train there after dark.
I love that old color film from the 60’s.
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