HOLBROOK Holbrook is believed to have gotten its name from a stream which was called in various telling's as either "Old Brook" or "Hollow Brook." |
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HOLBROOK: STATION STOP OPENED: __?__. STOP APPEARS ON TIMETABLES OF 6/06/1861 AND 11/01/1862. IT’S POSSIBLE THE STOP CONSISTED OF A LOW PLATFORM ONLY UNTIL JUNE-JULY, 1875 WHEN A COMBINATION CIGAR FACTORY AND DEPOT WAS BUILT BY A LARGE LANDOWNER NAMED McCOTTER. THE BLDG WAS 40' x 40', TWO STORIES, WITH CUPOLA ATOP. HALF THE GROUND FLOOR WAS USED AS A TICKET OFFICE, EXPRESS OFFICE AND WAITING ROOM AND THE OTHER HALF USED AS A SHIPPING ROOM BY THE FACTORY WHICH OCCUPIED THE 2ND FLOOR (Vincent Seyfried data). PER "Babylon Signal" NEWSPAPER ARTICLE OF 03/25/1882, THIS STATION ALONG WITH LAKELAND WAS TO BE CONSOLIDATED AND REPLACED WITH A NEW STATION NAMED "RONKONKOMA" (Art Huneke data). NO INFO AS TO THE FATE OF THE FORMER DEPOT/CIGAR FACTORY. BECAME STATION STOP ONCE AGAIN (1907). TINY WOODEN DEPOT CONSTRUCTED NORTH OF THE TRACKS ON THE WEST SIDE OF COATES AVE. RELOCATED TO THE SOUTH SIDE OF MAIN TRACK: 4/24/1939. RAZED: 6/1962. REPLACED WITH METAL SHELTER SHED. DROPPED AS STATION STOP FROM ETT #3, EFF: 5/20/1968. Research: Dave Keller |
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Benedict’s Time LIRR Timetable segment of Nov. 4, 1867 from LI City, Hunters Point Archive: Art Huneke |
Mileage map of LIRR main line stations 1867 - Google maps by Steven Lynch |
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Newspaper articles appearing in "Babylon Signal" 1882-1883 stating abandonment of Bartlett and Waverly stations and the abandonment and consolidation of the Lakeland, and Holbrook Stations with the opening of the new Ronkonkoma Station at its new location at Ronkonkoma Avenue. Bartlett station was east of Medford and was originally known as Bellport, being the station stop for Bellport village on the south shore and connected via stagecoach. When LIRR service reached Bellport village (Winter timetable effective 1881-1882), the stop was renamed Bartlett but no longer being needed it was discontinued. Waverly station was reopened in 1884 and later became "Holtsville." (news articles courtesy of Art Huneke archive) |
An extremely rare c. 1910 NW view of the depot as originally constructed in 1907 on the north side of the tracks. An unpaved Coates Avenue crossing is in the foreground and someone's bicycle (possibly the photographer's) is leaning against the building. For some reason, this tiny structure was moved to the south side of the tracks in April, 1939. (Dave Keller archive)
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Holbrook - Mail Crane View NE c. 1940 close-up
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Looking due east c. 1940 at Holbrook Ave, MP 50, second crossing east of Holbrook station, the Holbrook Post Office is at the right and the mail crane is at the left, across from the P.O. building on the north side of the tracks. While no longer in use as a post office facility, after being replaced by a newer structure elsewhere in town, this old building stood at that spot trackside for many years afterward until finally being torn down sometime in the early 1970s. (Fred Weber photo, Dave Morrison archive, Dave Keller data)
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Holbrook Post Office c.1940 close-up |
After the little wooden depot was razed in June, 1962, it was replaced by a metal shelter-shed. This view, taken in 1969, the year after the station stop was discontinued, is looking due east with the Coates Avenue crossing visible just beyond the station platform. (Dave Keller photo and archive)
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Emery map: Holbrook MP49-5010/1957 Archive: Dave Keller
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Metro North SPV2000 Railcar #291 is operating eastbound at the former Holbrook station location as it traversed the system, videotaping the ROW. This March, 1986 image is looking NW. The depot and crushed cinder platform had been located at the left. No trace of either are in evidence at the time of this photo (Photo/Archive: Art Huneke) |
LIRR C420 #202 Train #211 Holbrook 8/29/1969 Photo/Archive: Brad Phillips The view is looking SE. The train is blocking the view of the metal shelter shed which was on the south side of the tracks and on the west side of Coates Ave. seen in the distance. What's interesting is that the tiny Holbrook depot was originally constructed near the photographer's location about in line with the first car behind the locomotive. It was later moved to the south side of the tracks! Info: Dave Keller |
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Unidentified construction along both sides of the tracks near signals #505 / #506
midway between MP50 and MP51 east of Holbrook Avenue, as photographed on April 28, 1948. The signals were installed the previous year. (Fred Weber photos, Dave Keller archive) |