A part of New Jersey's history quietly turned 112 in late February: stately Hoboken Terminal, in all its Beaux Arts beauty.
When I visited late last week on a cold late-winter's night, the place and its surroundings were practically deserted -- which only enhanced its charm.Trains and train stations inspire art and romance. Here are a just a few links to some examples:
And here's a more expansive written tour of Hoboken Terminal -- and a detailed NJ Transit publication about the terminal on the occasion of its 100th anniversary.
Finally, here are some images from my visit the other night. As poet Archibald Lampman wrote: "The darkness brings no quiet here; the light no waking."
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| View of New York City from the adjacent ferry terminal. |
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1 comment:
Thanks for the post, Bob. My first client in the public relations agency business worked at Pullman many years back and has many great stories from those days and his days working on the Illinois Central railroad. I visited with him yesterday in Sarasota, and at 87 he still tells those stories in a way that makes you feel like a passenger on a ride.
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