New York, Ontario & Western Passenger Station
Middletown, New York
Low Avenue off Wickham Avenue
1893
Made of Hudson River brick and Scranton
sandstone. The station was enlarged in 1905 by adding the North tower.
Because the railroad never had on-board food service, all trains stopped in
Middletown. Hungry passengers en route from Manhattan to resorts in the
Catskill Mountains mobbed the depot's famous Seeholzer's Restaurant. In
1919, after repairing damage from a serious restaurant fire, the railroad
added two stories to the depot's central portion and moved its general
offices from New York city to Middletown. The 544 mile railroad was
abandoned in 1957. Today, just a few miles of track is used by freight
trains extend past the depot.
On February 2, 2004, the building was involved
in a fire. It's believed that a homeless person caught the third floor on
fire trying to keep warm.
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