Erie Station, Chester, N. Y.

Postcard

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Chester Historical Society

Erie Station, Chester, N. Y.: This colorized photo postcard depicts the historic Erie Station in Chester, New York, featuring a quiet, nearly deserted platform with few passengers. A quaint train station with generous eves to provide shelter, positioned next to a double track leading into the distance under the iron truss bridge spanning the 'Chester Cut" over the Erie RR Mainline Right-of-Way. The serene surroundings include lush greenery, scattered houses on a hillside, and a clear blue sky above, evoking a sense of early 20th-century rural Americana. This postcard captures the nostalgic charm of railway travel from a bygone era.
Erie Station, Chester, N. Y.

This colorized photo postcard depicts the historic Erie Station in Chester, New York, featuring a quiet, nearly deserted platform with few passengers. A quaint train station with generous eves to provide shelter, positioned next to a double track leading into the distance under the iron truss bridge spanning the 'Chester Cut" over the Erie RR Mainline Right-of-Way. The serene surroundings include lush greenery, scattered houses on a hillside, and a clear blue sky above, evoking a sense of early 20th-century rural Americana. This postcard captures the nostalgic charm of railway travel from a bygone era.

Name/Title

Erie Station, Chester, N. Y.

Entry/Object ID

chs-017630

Description

This colorized photo postcard depicts the historic Erie Station in Chester, New York, featuring a quiet, nearly deserted platform with few passengers. A quaint train station with generous eves to provide shelter, positioned next to a double track leading into the distance under the iron truss bridge spanning the 'Chester Cut" over the Erie RR Mainline Right-of-Way. The address side of this postcard, addressed to "Mr. Arthur Vienaus" at "148 West 141 Street, New York City." It features cursive handwriting in black ink filling the space with a brief message centered around personal updates. On the right side, there is a one-cent U.S. postage stamp featuring Benjamin Franklin, cancelled with a circular postmarked April 8, 1916 from Chester, NY.

Subject Place

Village

Chester (Village) - Orange County - New York

Context

Mary notes that "it is rather difficult to go out with the car as the roads are in such a bad condition in many places." Before most roads were paved, the spring thaw turned most roads into a muddy mess.

Postcard Details

Postcard Type

Post Card

Publisher

46242 Rudolph Bros., NYC

Place Published

* Untyped Place Published

New York (City) - New York

Postmark

Date and Time of Postmark

7 AM Apr 6, 1916

Postmark Place

Village

Chester (Village) - Orange County - New York

Dimensions

Height

8.8 cm

Width

14 cm

Create Date

August 1, 2024

Update Date

July 11, 2026