| Flowerfield | ||||||||||||||||
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 Site of the former Flowerfield station, viewed from a passing train in 2022 | ||||||||||||||||
| General information | ||||||||||||||||
| Location | Parkside Drive St. James, New York | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 40°53′50″N 73°8′35″W / 40.89722°N 73.14306°W / 40.89722; -73.14306 | |||||||||||||||
| Owned by | Long Island Rail Road | |||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | Port Jefferson Branch | |||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 side platform | |||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 1 | |||||||||||||||
| Other information | ||||||||||||||||
| Station code | None | |||||||||||||||
| Fare zone | 10 | |||||||||||||||
| History | ||||||||||||||||
| Opened | 1910 | |||||||||||||||
| Closed | 1959 | |||||||||||||||
| Services | ||||||||||||||||
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Flowerfield was a station along the Port Jefferson Branch of the Long Island Rail Road in Saint James, New York.
The station opened in 1910 on a 1,000-acre (400 ha) parcel purchased by John Lewis Childs to grow plants and seeds, which was later acquired by the Gyrodyne Company of America. The second floor of the station was used by Childs and contained a large sun parlor. The station agency closed in 1944. On July 2, 1959, the LIRR petitioned with the New York State Public Service Commission for permission to discontinue all passenger services and team tracks at the station.
Reopening the Flowerfield station, along with a closure of the St. James station, was proposed in the mid-1990s as part of a plan to redevelop the Gyrodyne site.
References
- ^ Morrison, David D. (2013). Long Island Rail Road: Port Jefferson Branch. Charleston: Arcadia Publishing. pp. 87, 95. ISBN 978-1-4671-2013-5. Retrieved March 19, 2023 – via Google Books.
- "Unique Depot of L. I. R. R., Flowerfield, L. I." The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. November 25, 1910. p. 6. Retrieved July 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Legal Notice". Newsday. July 9, 1959. Retrieved March 19, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- Sound, Sean (July 26, 1959). "County Lines". New York Daily News. Retrieved March 19, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- Ziel, Ron; Wettereau, Richard (1988). Victorian Railroad Stations of Long Island. Bridgehampton: Sunrise Special. p. 159. OCLC 19319353.
- Ambro, David (September 19, 1996). "Flowerfield Station Could Signal An End To Stop In St. James". The Smithtown News. p. 10. Retrieved July 29, 2024 – via NYS Historic Newspapers.
- Jaleshgar, Ramin P. (November 10, 1996). "Plan for an Access Road Upsets Stony Brook". The New York Times. Retrieved November 24, 2011.
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