Former DL & W Railroad Station - Syracuse
A closer look at the former Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Station. Built in 1941. Architect Frederick B. O'Connor's modern, streamlined design was symbolic of speed and transportation. Constructed with a polished granite base, buff colored brick and limestone trim, the building was touted as "completely fireproof". The interior was trimmed with aluminum and had travertine floors. Trains ran on elevated tracks behind the building that were built in the 1930s when new regulations prohibited rail lines from running at street level through the city. The station served passengers until 1958. The DL&W Railroad came to town in 1848 and built its first passenger station at West Onondaga and Clinton Streets. A second larger station was built next to the Armory and was replaced by the present structure. After closing as a passenger station it was sold in 1961 and later remodeled. Since it closed, the building has served many functions, including a bus station, restaurant and an office building. Most recently the building has served as a home to a real estate appraisal company that moved there and renovated the facility in 1986. Located st 269 West Jefferson Street in Syracuse, NY. (102)
Former DL & W Railroad Station - Syracuse
A closer look at the former Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Station. Built in 1941. Architect Frederick B. O'Connor's modern, streamlined design was symbolic of speed and transportation. Constructed with a polished granite base, buff colored brick and limestone trim, the building was touted as "completely fireproof". The interior was trimmed with aluminum and had travertine floors. Trains ran on elevated tracks behind the building that were built in the 1930s when new regulations prohibited rail lines from running at street level through the city. The station served passengers until 1958. The DL&W Railroad came to town in 1848 and built its first passenger station at West Onondaga and Clinton Streets. A second larger station was built next to the Armory and was replaced by the present structure. After closing as a passenger station it was sold in 1961 and later remodeled. Since it closed, the building has served many functions, including a bus station, restaurant and an office building. Most recently the building has served as a home to a real estate appraisal company that moved there and renovated the facility in 1986. Located st 269 West Jefferson Street in Syracuse, NY. (102)