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CREEDMOOR
NEW MAY 4, 2002
HILLSIDE AVENUE AND 88th AVENUE LOOKING SOUTHEAST.
RON ZIEL REMEMBERS THE WARD NURSERY OCCUPYING THE BLOCK BETWEEN 87th AND 88th AVENUES
AND RECEIVING SHIPMENTS BY RAIL. THEIR SIDING RAN 931 FEET PAST THE END OF L.I.R.R. PROPERTY
(729 FEET WEST OF WINCHESTER AVENUE [ALLEY ROAD]).
LOOKING NORTH FROM WINCHESTER AVENUE, FORMERLY ALLEY ROAD.
HENRY RAUDENBUSCH MAP CIRCA 1950 SHOWS PASSING SIDING SPANNING RANGE STREET AND WINCHESTER AVENUE GRADE CROSSINGS. THE SIDING TO CREEDMOOR HOSPITAL POWERHOUSE CROSSED HILLSIDE AVENUE.
BOB EMERY'S MAP
GRADE CROSSING 398A WAS RANGE AVENUE (LATER STREET). NOTE TWO HOTELS IN 1916.
FROM 1948 CROSSING LIST.
CREEDMOOR STATION - NATIONAL RIFLE RANGE
LOOKING NORTH (WEST) TOWARD RANGE AVENUE CROSSING AUGUST 29, 1933.
NOTE STATION PLATFORM WAS STILL THERE.
NEARLY THE SAME LOCATION IN 1950'S - THE END OF THE LINE.
NEARLY THE SAME SCENE TODAY.
LOOKING NORTH AT RANGE AVENUE (STREET) TODAY.
AFTER THE BRANCH WAS ABANDONED BETWEEN LAWRENCE STREET, FLUSHING, AND CREEDMOOR, SERVICE WAS
STILL PROVIDED TO THE NATIONAL RIFLE RANGE. THIS IS FROM EMPLOYE TIME NUMBER 13 - SEPTEMBER 22, 1879.
THIS IS FROM EMPLOYE TIME NUMBER 15 - JULY 4, 1880.
1924 C.R.4. SHOWS SIDINGS.
THE END OF THE LINE OCTOBER 26, 1952
LOOKING SOUTHEAST FROM JUST SOUTHEAST OF RANGE STREET ON AUGUST 29, 1933.
SWITCHES ARE PASSING SIDING AND FRANK R. SMITH & COMPANY
continued on CREEDMOOR STATE HOSPITAL SIDING
and
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