Woods of Arden | |||||||||||
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| Former Staten Island Railway station | |||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | Arden Avenue and Whaley Avenue Annadale, Staten Island | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 40°32′31″N 74°10′15″W / 40.541929°N 74.170918°W | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 1886 | ||||||||||
| Closed | 1894–1895? | ||||||||||
| Former services | |||||||||||
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Woods of Arden is an abandoned Staten Island Railway station in the neighborhood of Annadale, Staten Island, New York. The station opened in 1886 with a cost of $112.55.[1] The station closed after 1894.[2][3] This station was located in between the Annadale and Eltingville stops.
Summer Sundays were spent picnicking, boating, and swimming at Woods of Arden. The resort also included an inn.[4] Erastus Wiman, who helped organize Staten Island Rapid Transit was directly involved with the resort, and had a station built to provide access.[5]
- ^ New York (State). Board of Railroad Commissioners (Volume 2 ed.). 1886. Retrieved December 6, 2015.
- ^ The Official Railway Guide: North American Freight Service Edition. National Railway Publication Company. 1895.
- ^ The Official Railway Guide: North American Freight Service Edition. National Railway Publication Company. 1894.
- ^ Rybczynski, Witold (July 23, 2013). A Clearing In The Distance: Frederick Law Olmsted and America in the 19th Century. Simon and Schuster. ISBN 9781439125106.
- ^ Smith, Dorothy Valentine (January 1, 1970). Staten Island: Gateway to New York. Chilton Book Company. ISBN 9780801954887.