Erie R. R. Station at Monroe, N. Y.

Postcard

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Chester Historical Society

Erie R. R. Station at Monroe, N. Y.: This colorized photo postcard depicts the Erie Railroad Station in Monroe, New York, featuring a vintage scene with a large, two-story wooden building characterized by numerous windows, a chimney, and adjacent telegraph poles. Multiple rail tracks in the foreground converge toward the station, which is surrounded by a rustic environment that hints at a busy, yet quaint, early 20th century American town. The color palette is muted, consisting primarily of earth tones that enhance the old-timey look.
Erie R. R. Station at Monroe, N. Y.

This colorized photo postcard depicts the Erie Railroad Station in Monroe, New York, featuring a vintage scene with a large, two-story wooden building characterized by numerous windows, a chimney, and adjacent telegraph poles. Multiple rail tracks in the foreground converge toward the station, which is surrounded by a rustic environment that hints at a busy, yet quaint, early 20th century American town. The color palette is muted, consisting primarily of earth tones that enhance the old-timey look.

Name/Title

Erie R. R. Station at Monroe, N. Y.

Entry/Object ID

chs-014086

Description

This colorized photo postcard depicts the Erie Railroad Station in Monroe, New York, featuring a vintage scene with a large, two-story wooden building characterized by numerous windows, a chimney, and adjacent telegraph poles.

Subject Place

* Untyped Subject Place

Monroe (Town) - Orange County - New York

Collection

Ann Roche Collection

Lexicon

Legacy Lexicon

Category

Erie, Erie-Lackawana, Conrail

Postcard Details

Postcard Type

Post Card

Date Published

circa 1910

Transcription

Erie R.R. Station at Monroe, N. Y.

Dimensions

Height

8.8 cm

Width

13.8 cm

General Notes

Note

Colorized photo postcard of the second Erie RR Station at Monroe, NY. Located on the main thoroughfare in the Village of Monroe, Lake Street, is was in service from 1842 until 1913. The building survives and in 2011 became a cafe. Erie Station on Main street at Monroe, NY. - - - From: James Nelson <nelsonja@fastmail.fm> Subject: Re: Erie Station at Monroe, NY postcard Date: December 7, 2011 2:25:01 PM EST To: Chester Historical Society <chester_historical@mac.com> Hi Cliff, I have the year for this post card as Sept., 1908....but you never know. Anyhow, this is the second station, the first station was located across from Seamanville Cemetery, but lasted less then a year when local businessmen wanted the station up closer to present village. So they leased a building to the railroad rent free to get them to move closer. The other station was used for freight. So this building was the station from 1842 until they built a new station in 1913. The new station was destroyed by a arsonist in 1977. The old station still stands at the end of Lake St. and has recently opened as a cafe. Jim On Sun, Dec 4, 2011, at 06:48 AM, Chester Historical Society wrote: Hi Jim, Can you tell me the years of operation for this Erie Station at Monroe, NY? Was the first station in Monroe? I'm guessing this unused postcard dates from late 1800s. Would you like a higher resolution copy of this scan? tiff 600 ppi 24 bit scan with gretagmacbeth std, Epson Perfection 3200, Preview 5.0, 4724 × 2148 pixels, 11.1 MB (Access image cropped and white balance corrected) Cheers, Clif Email had 1 attachment: + PastedGraphic-1.png 464k (image/png) -- nelsonja@fastmail.fm

Create Date

August 1, 2024

Update Date

January 26, 2026