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| 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.] |
The northern block between Clarkson and Houston Streets has been removed, and the remainder has been extensively remodeled.
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| 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.
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| 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.
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| 1955/58 Jersey City Quad @ 24,000 |
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