Re: (rshsdepot) Hastings-on-Hudson & Brewster, NY

["Gene Paoli" <stationman_@_prodigy.net>]

Bernie;
McKim, Mead & White designed Ardsley-on-Hudson and Croton-on-Hudson stations
for the NYC in 1900, who designed Hastings-on-Hudson? Any idea?
Gene Paoli
stationman_@_prodigy.net

- ----- Original Message -----
From: Bernie Wagenblast <brwagenblast_@_comcast.net>
To: Rail Depot List <rshsdepot_@_lists.railfan.net>
Sent: Monday, June 10, 2002 12:49 PM
Subject: (rshsdepot) Hastings-on-Hudson & Brewster, NY


> Photo links:
>
http://yonkersrailspictures.tripod.com//sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderpictur
> es/1yonkersmf.jpg (Hastings-on-Hudson station)
> http://www.southeastmuseum.org/SE_Tour99/SE_Tour/html/brewster_station.htm
> (photo and information on Brewster station)
> http://www.southeastmuseum.org/html/railroad.html
>
> Table for two, with a railroad track view
> By LEN MANIACE
> THE JOURNAL NEWS
> (Original publication: June 10, 2002)
>
> Contracts could be signed as soon as this week that would bring eateries
to
> Metro-North stations in Hastings-on-Hudson and Brewster under a plan to
> rehabilitate the rundown commuter depots.
>
> But deals are not imminent at four other railroad stations - in Port
> Chester, Pelham, Tarrytown and Tuckahoe - that Metro-North also sought
> proposals for in the fall, railroad spokeswoman Marjorie Anders said.
>
> The new leases would be the latest in the railroad's plan to get private
> businesses to rehabilitate faded stations, to improve their cleanliness
and
> to keep station buildings open longer. They would follow the introduction
of
> eateries at Mount Kisco and Hartsdale stations in 2000 and a restaurant at
> the Peekskill station in 1994.
>
> Anders said one contract would bring a business called the Blueberry Moon
> Cafe to the 1,650-square-foot interior of the Hastings station, which
opened
> in 1910. Metro-North estimated the building needs approximately $220,000
in
> renovations.
>
> The Brewster station would become home to a cafe called Carry It Away. An
> estimated $175,000 in renovations are needed in the 3,150-square-foot
> station.
>
> "Extensive negotiations have been completed for the Hastings and Brewster
> stations," Anders said.
>
> The businesses going into the stations would be required to pay for
> renovations, in addition to rent.
>
> Metro-North received 13 proposals for the six stations, Anders said, but
she
> declined to break them down by community, saying Metro-North did not want
to
> give out any additional information that might jeopardize the deals.
>
> Anders said the end of the latest round does not mean the railroad had
given
> up on the four other stations; in fact, she said Metro-North was holding
out
> hope for making a deal in one of the other communities.
>
> "We are not going to fold our cards and go home," Anders said.
>
> In 2000, The Flying Pig Market and Cafe opened at the railroad's Mount
Kisco
> station after the restaurant owners spent more than $300,000 in
renovations,
> and a Starbucks opened in the Hartsdale station following approximately
> $400,000 in work.
>
> Metro-North's Peekskill station was the first renovated under the plan
when
> P.J. Kelly's Restaurant opened there in 1994.
>
> The restaurant business there has boomed ever since, with catered events
> such as birthday parties and weddings supplementing the commuter trade,
> dining room manager Helen O'Donnell said Friday.
>
> "The draw has a lot to do with the picturesque view of the Hudson River,"
> she said. "The sunset over the mountains is fabulous."
>
> Commuters, who remain P.J. Kelly's bread and butter, are kept happy with a
> menu made up of freshly cooked items that can be ordered before or during
> the train trip home, O'Donnell said. A train schedule is included as part
of
> the menu. "When they get here, their order is ready to go," she said.
>
> When the eateries open in Hastings and Brewster, the buildings will
continue
> to be used as stations, with a ticket seller's booth and seating for
> commuters. The operators are required to keep the buildings open until at
> least early evening. Most stations now close at 1:30 p.m. and restrooms
> frequently shut down sooner.
>
> Depending on the final details of the agreement, annual rent at the
Hastings
> station would range from $10,000 to $25,000 and from $15,000 to $35,000 in
> Brewster, Anders said. Rents would rise 3 1/2 percent annually.
>
>
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> The Railroad Station Historical Society maintains a database of existing
> railroad structures at: http://www.rrshs.org
>

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