Staircase to Nowhere, "Lackawanna Station" Shopping Center, Montclair, NJ
This is priceless.
The concrete structure in the background is the remnant of an overpass that went over the railroad tracks that ended at Montclair's Lackawanna terminal. To the left is the shed where the trains deadheaded, which has been turned into stores.
When the tracks were removed, Grove Street - which ran on the overpass - was lowered to ground level and the overpass was mostly demolished. But not this piece, which shows a base tower to the left (where a orb-like streetlamp now rests), an old railing along the overpass on top, and - the best part - a staircase leading from the train terminal to the level where Grove Street used to be.
The staircase leads nowhere. At the top, you wouldn't be on Grove Street; you'd be looking down on it!
Needless to say, the staircase is closed to keep anyone from climbing it and getting hurt.
Staircase to Nowhere, "Lackawanna Station" Shopping Center, Montclair, NJ
This is priceless.
The concrete structure in the background is the remnant of an overpass that went over the railroad tracks that ended at Montclair's Lackawanna terminal. To the left is the shed where the trains deadheaded, which has been turned into stores.
When the tracks were removed, Grove Street - which ran on the overpass - was lowered to ground level and the overpass was mostly demolished. But not this piece, which shows a base tower to the left (where a orb-like streetlamp now rests), an old railing along the overpass on top, and - the best part - a staircase leading from the train terminal to the level where Grove Street used to be.
The staircase leads nowhere. At the top, you wouldn't be on Grove Street; you'd be looking down on it!
Needless to say, the staircase is closed to keep anyone from climbing it and getting hurt.