Woods of Arden station

Woods of Arden
Woods of Arden
Staten Island Railway station (rapid transit)
Station statistics
Address	Arden Avenue & Whaley Avenue; Staten Island, NY 10312
Borough	Staten Island
Locale	Oakwood
Coordinates	40°32′31″N 74°10′15″W / 40.541929°N 74.170918°WCoordinates: 40°32′31″N 74°10′15″W / 40.541929°N 74.170918°W
Division
Services	SIR Main Line
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Other information
Opened	1886
Closed	1894–1895?
Station succession
Location
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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.^[2] The station closed after 1894.^[3]^[4] This station was located in between the Annadale and Eltingville stops.

Woods of Arden was a Sunday summer resort that was used for picknicking, boating and swimming. The resort also included an inn.^[5] Erastus Wiman, who helped organize Staten Island Rapid Transit was directly involved with the resort, and had a station built to provide access.^[6]

References[]

^ "Glossary". Second Avenue Subway Supplemental Draft Environmental Impact Statement (SDEIS) (PDF). 1. Metropolitan Transportation Authority. March 4, 2003. pp. 1–2. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 26, 2021. Retrieved January 1, 2021.
^ 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.

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[1] "Glossary". Second Avenue Subway Supplemental Draft Environmental Impact Statement (SDEIS) (PDF). 1. Metropolitan Transportation Authority. March 4, 2003. pp. 1–2. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 26, 2021. Retrieved January 1, 2021.

[2] New York (State). Board of Railroad Commissioners (Volume 2 ed.). 1886. Retrieved December 6, 2015.

[3] The Official Railway Guide: North American Freight Service Edition. National Railway Publication Company. 1895.

[4] The Official Railway Guide: North American Freight Service Edition. National Railway Publication Company. 1894.

[5] Rybczynski, Witold (July 23, 2013). A Clearing In The Distance: Frederick Law Olmsted and America in the 19th Century. Simon and Schuster. ISBN 9781439125106.

[6] Smith, Dorothy Valentine (January 1, 1970). Staten Island: Gateway to New York. Chilton Book Company. ISBN 9780801954887.

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