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Not ed the ge colly pic-onsiat*is al-•o mu-charm-ho on-asurcd i of a , fur-d with opriate 113 are in oil*, iy who ta m nid vil-to-day ORtume vening. ole. a ile the WHS an tevolu-,n otherOPEN NEW STATION AT WHITE PLAINSBuilding Costing $150,000 Took About Two Yearsto Complete.iece of barrel music of the len he that he iple in here isUs tentivt of ey are liladcl-lchize-riford,-d An-purest d prc-to that g piece period,I Irish om. A isintedThe r.ew $150,000 railroad station at \\hite Plains was opened last week. The .New York Central has been constructing this for two years, and the 10.000 residents have been impatient tor its completion, as the old station w“' hoth unsightly and inadequate.The co-operative efforts of the rail* road and the village authorities in r aking the approaches conform to the attractive results obtained in the station itself arc highly commendable. A pla/.a on the caat aide and an attractive general layout are a part of the landscape arrangements about the station.The new structure is «imple and practicable, built as a plain’ oblong, ami having fluted tile roof nrd being of somewhat ornate diagonal Trick. The general style of the archit cture is that of the Italian Renaissance.The waiting-room is nearly as large «k the area of the entire main building 40x80 feet—and all of the dependencies. such ns nrwsstonds. telephones and ticket office*, arc arranged with a view to expediency and the public's convenience. Persons arriving in vehicles on the west side of the tracks reach the station under cover trom a passenger subway, and u spe-ciaj ticket office is on that side to facilitate matters. The old grade crossing on Main ?t. is eliminated.andit. »i n
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New York Tribune
New York, New York, US
Sun, Dec 27, 1914
Page 96
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Adam M.
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