Lackawanna Terminal (Montclair, New Jersey)
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Lacawanna Terminal is a small shopping mall in Montclair, New Jersey
originally built as a railroad station in 1913 on the Montclair Branch of the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad
. The station building was built of brick, and followed a Grecian-Doric
style of architecture. The station had six tracks, and electric service began in 1930. It and was added to the National Register of Historic Places
on January 8, 1973.
The station closed in 1981, and was replaced by the Bay Street station
two blocks to the east as the first stage of the building of the Montclair Connection
, forming the modern Montclair-Boonton Line
. The building was then converted into its current form.
Montclair, New Jersey
-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 38,977 people, 15,020 households, and 9,687 families residing in the township. The population density was 6,183.6 people per square mile . There were 15,531 housing units at an average density of 2,464.0 per square mile...
originally built as a railroad station in 1913 on the Montclair Branch of the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad
Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad
The Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad Company was a railroad connecting Pennsylvania's Lackawanna Valley, rich in anthracite coal, to Hoboken, New Jersey, , Buffalo and Oswego, New York...
. The station building was built of brick, and followed a Grecian-Doric
Doric order
The Doric order was one of the three orders or organizational systems of ancient Greek or classical architecture; the other two canonical orders were the Ionic and the Corinthian.-History:...
style of architecture. The station had six tracks, and electric service began in 1930. It and was added to the National Register of Historic Places
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...
on January 8, 1973.
The station closed in 1981, and was replaced by the Bay Street station
Bay Street (NJT station)
Bay Street Station is a New Jersey Transit station on Pine Street between Bloomfield and Glenridge Avenues in Montclair, New Jersey along the Montclair-Boonton Line. The station is served by all trains on the line, including all ten weekend trains. The first station of six in Montclair, Bay Street...
two blocks to the east as the first stage of the building of the Montclair Connection
Montclair Connection
The Montclair Connection is a short section of double-track New Jersey Transit rail connecting the former end of the Montclair Branch at Bay Street Station to the old Boonton Line southeast of Walnut Street Station. It opened on Monday, September 30, 2002, at a cost of $60,000,000...
, forming the modern Montclair-Boonton Line
Montclair-Boonton Line
The Montclair-Boonton Line is a commuter rail line of New Jersey Transit Rail Operations. It is part of the Hoboken Division. The line is a consolidation of three individual lines: the former Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad's Montclair Branch, which ran from Hoboken Terminal to Bay Street,...
. The building was then converted into its current form.