Mount Pleasant took a big step toward cleaning up the Hawthorne train station area, and using the old building for something that might actually be a positive for area commuters. A sign on the Mount Pleasant Taxi outfit’s window in the station building announced that the cab company is moving to the other side of the tracks May 1. You’ll be able to find them next month on the Broadway side of the station, by the huge parking lot, the ballfields, and that sagging auto parts shop.
It’s not ideal for those seeking a taxi–if you didn’t know your way around, you’d probably never think to cross the tracks to find a cab–but it’s a big boost for those who come in and out of the station each day. Among the cab company’s contributions to local Hawthorne culture: Exxon Valez-worthy oil spills in the parking lot, butchered rabbits, and driving home drunken louts all the way to Thornwood instead of well-mannered, tux-clad men staying in Hawthorne.
“There’ll be a rejuvenated look to the area. We’ll certainly clean up the building.”
That may include getting the cab company’s storage junk out of the main room and opening it up to the public; Maybury hinted that the town would push Mount Pleasant Taxi to be better, cleaner neighbors or set up shop elsewhere. The town may entertain suggestions from the community as to how to best use that space; a coffee shop or book club were two off-the-top-of-her-head potential uses from Maybury.
Definitely curious to see what the town does with the building once they get the cab office–and all their junk in storage–out of the building.