The first 2 are from the mid 1920's from the Hampton/91st Place Bridge. The last from 1952 looking East on the Port Washington Line. The corner of Macnish can be seen in the lower left corner.
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Wednesday, October 21, 2009
Elmhurst LIRR Station
or "stuff I found on Ebay"
The first 2 are from the mid 1920's from the Hampton/91st Place Bridge. The last from 1952 looking East on the Port Washington Line. The corner of Macnish can be seen in the lower left corner.
The first 2 are from the mid 1920's from the Hampton/91st Place Bridge. The last from 1952 looking East on the Port Washington Line. The corner of Macnish can be seen in the lower left corner.
Sunday, March 23, 2008
Sunday, February 17, 2008
LIRR / Elmhurst / Queenspix.com
ELM231
Looking N/E along South Railroad Avenue towards Broadway around 1929.
Does anyone remember the Angler Deli?
All the small photos with Queenspix.com in the title are available as sharply detailed 8x10's on that site. Just go to the Elmhurst section and match the elmxxx number.
LIRR / Elmhurst / Queenspix.com
ELM371
Looking S/W on Whitney Avenue from Broadway towards 83 street 1929.
Knickerbocker Ice and Coal in the background.
LIRR / Elmhurst / Queenspix.com
ELM096
Looking S/W on Whitney Avenue from Broadway towards 83 street 1929.
The bank has become a newstand at some point
LIRR / Elmhurst / Queenspix.com
ELM369
Looking up Whitney Avenue from Broadway 1929.
Anyone remember Dandy's Pizzaria?
LIRR / Elmhurst / Queenspix.com
ELM118
Looking N/E up Whitney Avenue across the intersection of Broadway 1929.
There is a restaurant where the bank building was. It is in a one-story building that was originally built as a post office.
LIRR / Elmhurst / Queenspix.com
ELM370
Looking S/W down Whitney Avenue from Ketcham street.
The building on the right is still there although the front has been
changed to add commercial tenants on the first floor.
LIRR / Elmhurst
A closer look at the bank building. This block survived into the early 60's with Rosen's hardware as one of its tenants (He later moved farther up Broadway near the phone building) The early 70s saw the whole block replaced by a parking lot and post office annex. The post office building is now Pho Bang restaurant.
LIRR / Elmhurst
Another view looking S/W down Whitney (Kingsland) Avenue into the intersection with Broadway.
LIRR / Elmhurst
A closer look at the railroad gates. This sort of crossing is called "at grade" meaning street level. The tracks were raised to their present state around 1929. Elmhurst lasted as a stop on the Port Washington line until Jan 1, 1985.
LIRR / Elmhurst
Looking at the N/E corner of Broadway and Whitney Avenue. Claremont Terrace is in the background. That large mass of trees is in the front yards of 4 stately homes which I will cover another day. The Westernmost one actually survived until 2007 buried behind a row of buildings built in front of it.
LIRR / Elmhurst
The pride of my postcard collection. I had to battle Elmhurst collectors AND railroad buffs to get this one.
The Long Island Railroad in Elmhurst
Elmhurst Long Island Railroad station before the grade crossing elimination of 1929. This fine brick station opened in December 1888 as a replacement for an older wooden building and was demolished in 1927. - Vincent Seyfried Elmhurst
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