Mon 15 Sep 2008
Interesting Uses For Old Train Stations
Posted by TJ under Hastings, Yorktown
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The former Hastings on Hudson train station, nestled amidst the cutest little downtown this side of Bronxville, has been converted into the Hastings Station cafe. Dobbs Ferry resident Avi Schwartz “turned the ticket office in the town’s train statino into a modern coffee shop with minimalist decor,” reports the latest InTown Magazine.
Metro-North reports that the cafe “will occupy the entire 1,600-square foot main floor as well as outdoor seating on the plaza in front of the building. Metro-North Railroad’s 1,100 daily customers will have use of the waiting area and restrooms when the cafe is open.”
In other converted station news, last week’s Pleasantville Examiner News writes about the 129-year-old Millwood Depot from the old New York Central railroad hopefully being restored by a couple train enthusiasts, including Joe Schiavone, who wrote the book The Old Put about the Putnam Division of the old train line.
Several weeks back, some small-town hack at the NY Times wrote about similar efforts that are under way on the old Yorktown station.
The station down in Hawthorne, meanwhile, is still used for the storage of someone’s junk. A coffee shop sure would be nice.
