New York, NY: Office/NYC St. John's Freight Terminal and the High Line (HiLine)

(Satellite, the building went south from Clarkson Street to Charlton Street.)

 

History's Mirror posted
Step into 1937 New York City! The St. John's Freight Terminal, built by the NY Central RR, was a bustling hub of activity. This massive four-block-long terminal had 8 tracks, accommodating 227 train cars, and operated almost 24/7.

Sam Colacurcio: For many years they had a full size tractor trailer on the roof as a display. Also, you can see the air vent bldg for the Holland Tunnel off to the right [in the background beyond the pier buildings].

Nichita Sandru: In 2006 the former terminal building was being used by Merryll Lynch as temporary offices during the rebuilding of their offices in the World Financial Center. I worked there as a contractor. You could see that it had been used as a rail terminal - reinforced 3rd floor and columns distributed with spaces for the tracks.

Stephen Williams: Nichita Sandru it's now Google HQ. [I could believe East Coast Headquarters.]

Glenn Brown shared

The northern block between Clarkson and Houston Streets has been removed, and the remainder has been extensively remodeled.

Street View, Jul 2022

This 2017 view caught the full length of the building. They have filled in the holes were the tracks entered the building.

Street View, Aug 2017

Comments on the above post indicate that this was the southern terminus of the High Line. This map confirms that there used to be piers down here per the historic photo above. And the building is important enough that the cartographer marked it even though it is in a red area.

1955/58 Jersey City Quad @ 24,000

John Wright posted

The southern end of the High Line in Manhattan. At one time it extended ten blocks south of here, passing through buildings along the way. 

The entire structure was stripped down with all toxins removed, then rebuilt to look like an abandoned overgrown railroad track.

Robert Montanye commented on John's post
It used to travel a lot farther than the 6 miles it has left.

Jeffrey D. Felzenberg: Robert Montanye I had always thought that the HiLine was freight only. Your photo of the passenger cars proves me wrong. Can you explain???

John Wright: Jeffrey D. Felzenberg That photo was from a railfan trip in the 1950s and it was never used for regular passenger service.

Robert Montanye commented on his comment

John Wright commented on his post
The High Line replaced freight trains in the streets on “Death Avenue” scene of many accidents. Trains were led by “West Side Cowboys” on horseback.

JP Volare commented on John's post