ARRT'S ARRCHIVES |
THE BROOKLYN & JAMAICA RAIL ROAD THE LONG ISLAND RAIL ROAD and ATLANTIC AVENUE |
Copyright © 2001-2007 Arthur John Huneke
ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
FLATBUSH AVENUE LCL
(LESS - THAN - CARLOAD - LOT) FREIGHT FACILITY
THE MERCHANDISE TERMINAL PART TWO
THIS HAD BEEN THE HANSON PLACE - FORT GREENE PLACE TEAM AND
TRUCK AREA AND LOADING PLATFORM FOR THE MERCHANDISE TERMINAL.
THIS HAD BEEN THE ATLANTIC AVENUE TEAM AND TRUCK AREA
AND LOADING PLATFORM FOR THE MERCHANDISE TERMINAL.
THIS STRETCH OF STEEL COLUMNS FROM THE 1899 EL STRUCTURE REMAINED UNTIL THE EARLY 1980'S.
DESCRIPTIONS OF THE FREIGHT FACILITIES AND THE NAMES OF
CONNECTING LINES WERE PAINTED ON THE HORIZONTAL BEAMS.
THIS SPAN GIVES THE CAPACITY OF THE FREIGHT YARD AND
STATES THAT THERE IS A 25 TON CAPACITY ELECTRIC CRANE.
"LONG ISLAND RAILROAD FREIGHT STATION"
"OPERATING OVER THESE ROADS"
"STAR UNION LINE" - "EMPIRE LINE" - "ANCHOR LINE" - "N.Y.O. & W. RY." -
"P.& R.RY." - "WEST SHORE R.R." - "& ALL DESPATCH LINES"
"LONG ISLAND RAILROAD FREIGHT STATION"
"D.L.& W.R.R." - "LEHIGH VALLEY R.R." - "ERIE R.R." -
"N.Y.C.& H.R.R.R." - "PENNSYLVANIA R.R."
AFTER THE MERCHANDISE TERMINAL CLOSED IN 1937 THE BUILDING WAS SEALED OFF AT THE
SOUTHEAST END AND LEASED TO J. RABINOWITZ & SONS, INC., DEALERS IN GLASS CONTAINERS.
RABINOWITZ'S OFFICES OCCUPIED MOST OF THE SECOND FLOOR OF THE PASSENGER STATION
THE FORMER OFFICE OF J. RABINOWITZ
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