New York Central Railroad Passenger and Freight Station

Syracuse
The former headhouse of the Syracuse station
Location 800 Erie Boulevard East and 400 Burnet Avenue, Syracuse, Onondaga County, New York
Former services
Preceding station   New York Central Railroad   Following station
toward Chicago
Main Line
toward New York
Belle Isle
toward Chicago
East Syracuse
toward New York
Woodard
toward Oswego
Oswego – SyracuseTerminus
Solvay
toward Rochester
Auburn Road
TerminusSyracuse – Massena
Liverpool
toward Massena
New York Central Railroad Passenger and Freight Station
Location 815 Erie Boulevard East and 400 Burnet Avenue, Syracuse, New York
Coordinates 43°3′3.7908″N 76°8′23.5896″W / 43.051053000°N 76.139886000°W / 43.051053000; -76.139886000Coordinates: 43°3′3.7908″N 76°8′23.5896″W / 43.051053000°N 76.139886000°W / 43.051053000; -76.139886000
Area 3.7 acres (1.5 ha)[1]
Built 1936
Architectural style Art Deco
NRHP reference # 09000701[2]
Added to NRHP September 11, 2009[2]

New York Central Railroad Passenger Station is a former railroad station in Syracuse, New York. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on September 11, 2009.[2] The former station currently is the home to Spectrum's Central New York operations.

History

The passenger station, the third of ultimately four stations built by the New York Central Railroad to serve Syracuse was built in 1936 when the railroad tracks that previously went through the city of Syracuse via Washington Street at grade with pedestrians and automobiles were elevated above city streets, is of Art Deco design. Both the station and the new elevated route opened for business on September 24, 1936.

In 1962, after the purchase of the rail right of way near the station by New York State for the construction of Interstate 690 facilitating a new route for passenger trains through Syracuse New York Central Railroad moved to a smaller station in East Syracuse, New York. The construction of the highway immediately behind the former station led to the demolition of all its train platforms with the exception of the one connected to the building and the one farthest from the building. The interior of the terminal was used as a Midtown Motors car dealership in the late 1950s to early 1960s. Greyhound used it a bus terminal from 1964 until a fire in 1996.[1]

The passenger building was renovated from 2001 to 2003 by Time Warner Cable both to serve as their main office for their central New York operations, and as the Syracuse bureau/studios for Spectrum News Central New York, a role it continues to currently serve.[1][3] In 2016, New York State announced plans to restore one of the remaining station platforms visible by drivers on Interstate 690. The platform located across the highway from the station.[4]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 Anthony Opalka and Katelin Olsen (July 2009). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: New York Central Railroad Passenger and Freight Station". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2010-05-16. and Accompanying 19 photos, exterior and interior, from 2008 (see captions on page 31 of text document)
  2. 1 2 3 "Announcements and actions on properties for the National Register of Historic Places for April 30, 2010". Weekly Listings. National Park Service. April 30, 2010. Retrieved 2010-05-16.
  3. ↑ TWC Central New York / Syracuse (Contact Us)
  4. ↑ http://www.syracuse.com/news/index.ssf/2016/01/new_york_to_repair_old_syracuse_train_platform.html



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