Old Rocky Point Depot

[tahawus84]

Looks like the old rocky point depot formally Thurber lumber office has been demolished. It was in decent condition I thought. Anyone know why it was removed? The other buildings on the property are in much worse condition and were left standing.

[nyandw]

ROCKY POINT: STATION STOP WITH OPENING OF EXTENSION BRANCH: 06/27/1895. NO DEPOT.
DEPOT BUILT: 1898. LARGE, COVERED PLATFORM SHEDS ADDED: 1928 TO HANDLE CROWDS THAT ARRIVED WHEN BUILDING LOTS
WERE BEING SOLD CHEAPLY BY THE “NEW YORK DAILY MIRROR” NEWSPAPER. AGENCY CLOSED: 1929.
LAST REVENUE TRAIN: 10/9/38. OUT OF SVC. PER G.O. #1006C: 3/29/39 AND BRANCH ABANDONED.
MOVED OFF ROW SOUTH OF TRACKS, AND SLIGHTLY EAST OF ORIGINAL LOCATION FOR USE AS PART OF THURBER LUMBER CO. COVERED PLATFORMS ENCLOSED TO CREATE ROOMS. STILL STANDING: 2006 Research: Dave Keller

Rocky Point depot 1928 View looking northeast. Archive: Dave Keller

http://www.trainsarefun.com/lirr/wading ... verext.htm

Any photos/additional info?

[newkirk]

Thurber Lumber (Aug. 1982)

[nyandw]

Looks like the old rocky point depot formally Thurber lumber office has been demolished. It was in decent condition I thought. Anyone know why it was removed? The other buildings on the property are in much worse condition and were left standing.

Wow, was this recently in 2019 as Google images 2019 still shows it in place, see below.


Recently received:

View NE - September, 1976 (Dave Keller photo and archive)

The depot was moved c.1940 a short distance south of the tracks and slightly east of the original location, 200'. PER G.O. #1006C: 3/29/39 AND BRANCH ABANDONED. It was used by Thurber Lumber Co.

[Antonio Morrow]

A new replica station has been built on site in Rocky Point as I mentioned before on another Rocky Point Station topic, and it looks pretty nice!
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Only problem is, it's facing the wrong way. It should be E-W. But it's been built N-S

[nyandw]

ex-Thurber Lumber proposed VFW Museum 10/31/2019



Any completion date?

[Antonio Morrow]

I'll try to get more photos when I go back into town soon. I believe that the station is almost 100% complete. Last time I saw it, it had gotten a coat of new paint in a darker shade of brown and acquired a vintage LIRR station sign painted in dark brown (burgundy?) with gold lettering and trim.