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Rockaway Branch photos Re: Richmond Hill |
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Posted by GP38/R42 Chris on Wed Jan 18 13:51:04 2006, in response to Re: Richmond Hill, posted by Mitch45 on Wed Jan 18 13:34:10 2006. They are overgrown with brush and grass so you can't see them."Overgrown" may even be an understatement! This is Woodhaven some years back, but Brooklyn Manor's location, while it's old wooden platforms are gone isn't that much different in the tree department. The reason that Woodhaven station and Ozone park station survive are because they were made of concrete. Brooklyn Manor, Parkside, etc were made of wood. Here's some photos, and some are even the same angle as the historic photo of Woodhaven station. Hard to believe. (All photos mine, except the historic one which was taken in the late 50's, and is from the book "Change at Ozone Park" by Herbert George:    Here's some more of Woodhaven station:    Here's the ROW near Woodhaven station:  |
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