Grove Street Station area

All photos courtesy of Steamtown National Historic Site Archives

                           Below: the railroad through East Orange on an 1895 map

           Above, C1573: looking west across Greenwood Avenue toward the Grove Street station, 9/4/1913

              Below, C1574: looking south on Greenwood Avenue across RR toward Main Streeet, 9/4/1913

Above, C1575: looking SW from the intersection of Greenwood Avenue and Eaton Place toward the Grove Street station 9/4/1913

Below: segment of C1575 showing Eastern Fire Company #2, the Grove Station station,and the Lincoln-Mayflower storage building, 9/4/1913

                          Above, C1576: looking north on Greenwood Avenue across RR, 9/4/1913 

                                 Below, C1577: looking west along RR across Grove Street, 9/4/1913 

                        Above C1578: looking south on North Grove Street across RR, 9/4/1913 

                             Below C1579: looking north on Grove Street across RR, 9/4/1913 

                  Above C1580: looking south on North Maple Avenue across RR bridge, 9/4/1913 

              Below C1581: looking north along North Maple Street across bridge over RR, 9/4/19134

                    Above C1582: looking east along RR toward North Maple Street bridge, 9/4/1913

Below C1583: looking west along RR from bridge over East Orange Parkway (Oraton Parkway) toward Commonwealth Building, 9/4/1913

        Above C1584: looking east across East Orange Parkway (later known as Oraton Parkway) on north side of RR, Davis Avenue (later Davis Place) in background 9/4/1913

Below C1585:  looking east across East Orange Parkway (later known as Oraton Parkway) on south side of RR; Main Street is to photographer's right; Willow Street in background 9/4/1913

Below C1586: looking west across East Orange Parkway (Oraton Parkway) along south side of RR, Jones Street in background 9/4/1913

            Above C2740: looking S on Greenwood Ave from Eaton Place toward Main St 6/17/1915

            Below C2741: looking SE from W side of RR at Greenwood Ave  6/17/1915                    

Above C2742: looking SE from W side of RR at Greenwood Ave  6/17/1915      

            Below C2743:  looking W across Greenwood Ave 6/17/1915  

Above C2744: looking N along Greenwood Ave across RR 6/17/1915  

            Below C2745:  looking E across Greenwood Ave 6/17/1915  

10/21/1915

Above C3016: looking NNW across Grove St platform 10/21/1915

            Below C3017:  looking WNW from Greenwood Ave 10/21/1915

Above C3018: looking WSW across Greenwood Ave 10/21/1915

            Below C3019:  looking S across Eaton Place toward pedestrian tunnel, The Oval is to photographer's back 10/21/1915

2/7/1916

Above C3196: looking ESE along Eaton Place from 18th St 2/7/1916

            Below C3197: looking S across Eaton Place toward Main St 2/7/1916

Above C3198: looking ENE toward intersection of Eaton Place and Greenwood Ave 2/7/1916

            Below C3199:  looking NW at Main St/Greenwood Ave intersection 2/7/1916

Above C3200: looking NE at Main St/Greenwood Ave 2/7/1916

Below C3201: looking N along Grove St toward RR 2/7/1916

Above C3202: looking WSW across Grove St on S side of RR, Grove Court Apts 2/7/1916

Below C3203: looking looking SE across Grove St on N side of RR, Carolyn Apts 2/7/1916

Above C3204: looking S on Grove St toward RR from New St intersection 2/7/1916

Below C3205: looking ENE down Church Place on N side of RR from Maple Ave 2/7/1916

 Below C4061:  looking ESE toward station 5/1917

Above C4062: looking E from station toward Greenwood Ave 5/1917

Below C4063: looking W from station toward Grove St 5/1917

Above C4064: looking E from station toward Greenwood Ave 5/1917

Below C4065 looking NE from station toward Eaton Place/Greenwood Ave 5/1917

Above C4066: looking E from station toward Greenwood Ave 5/1917

Below X1825: looking NE across Greenwood Ave from N side of RR 3/12/1921

Above X1826: looking NE across Greenwood Ave toward intersection with Eaton Place 3/12/1921

Below X1827: looking SE toward Greenwood Ave/ Eaton Place intersection 3/12/1921

Above X1828: looking NW toward SE corner of Eaton Place and Greenwood Ave 3/12/1921

Below X1829: looking S across Hollywood Plaza and RR, station is to photographer's right, Greenwood Ave to his left 3/12/1921

Above X1832: looking SW at Hollywood Plaza/Greenwood Ave intersection 3/12/1921

Below X1833: looking SW across Greenwood Ave at  houses between Hollywood Plaza and Main St 3/12/1921

Above X1834: looking SW across Greenwood Ave toward Main St/Greenwood Ave intersection 3/12/1921

Below X1835: looking NW toward SE corner of Main St and Greenwood Ave 3/12/1921

Above X1836: looking SE across Greenwood Ave toward Main St/Greenwood Ave intersection 3/12/1921

Below X1837: 3/12/1921

Above X1838: looking NE across Greenwood Ave between the RR and Main St 3/12/1921

Below X1839: looking SW at the intersection of Grove St and the RR, The Grove Apts 3/15/1921

Above X1840: 1st house next (south side) to RR, east side of Grove Street 3/15/1921

Below, X1841, 2nd house from (south side) to RR, east side of Grove Street 3/15/1921

Above X1842, : 3rd house from (south side)  RR, east side of Grove Street 3/15/1921

Below X1843, : 4th house from (south side)  RR, east side of Grove Street 3/15/1921

Above X1844, 3/1921: west side of Grove St between the RR and Main St 3/16/1921

Below X1845: looking SW across Grove St at Grove Court Apts on W side of Grove near RR 4/13/1922

Above X2360: looking W across Greenwood Ave 1/26/1922

Below X2361: looking W from Greenwood Ave 1/26/1922

Above X2362: looking W from Greenwood Ave 1/26/1922

Below X2363: looking NE toward backs of houses on Eaton Place E of Greenwood Ave1/26/1922

Above X2364: looking W from Greenwood Ave 1/26/1922

Below X2365: looking W from Greenwood Ave 1/26/1922

Above X2366: looking ENE from Lincoln Bldg near Grove St 1/26/1922

Below X2367: looking WNW from Lincoln Bldg near Grove St 1/26/1922

Above X2368: looking N on Grove St across RR 1/26/1922

Below X2369: looking E from Maple St  toward Grove St 1/26/1922

Above X2370:  looking W from Maple St toward bridge over Oraton Parkway1/26/1922

Below X2371: looking SE toward RR bridge over Oraton Parkway, Eastern School is in left background 1/26/1922

Above X2372: looking N along Oraton Parkway under RR bridge, Main St is to photographer's back 1/26/1922

Below X2634: looking WSW from Hedden Place/Eaton Place area 8/22/1922

Above X2635: looking W from Hedden Place area toward  new underpass 8/22/1922

Below X2636: looking W across new Greenwood Ave overpass 8/22/1922

Above X2637: looking N at new Greenwood Ave underpass 8/22/1922

Below X2638: looking W from Greenwood Ave overpass toward Grove st overpass 8/22/1922

Above X2639: looking NW from Hollywood Plaza at new station 8/22/1922

Below X2640: looking W from new station toward Grove St overpass 8/22/1922

Above X2640: 8/22/1922

Below X2641: looking S on Grove St toward Grove St underpass 8/22/1922

Above X2642: looking N along Grove St toward Grove st underpass 8/22/1922

Below X2643: looking W from Grove St overpass 8/22/1922

Above X2645: looking W from Maple St across bridge over Oraton Parkway 8/22/1922

Below X2646: looking SE at bridge over Oraton Parkway 8/22/1922

Above X2649: looking E along bridge over Oraton Parkway 8/23/1922

Below X2650: looking E along bridge over Oraton Parkway 8/23/1922

Above X3385: looking E from Grove St 1924

Below X3386: looking E from new Maple St footbridge 1924

Above: A detail from X2639, 8/22/1922

                                           Above: a drawing of the 1924 Grove Street station

                                 Below: a 1977 photo of the crumbling Grove Street station

Below: a modern photo of the bridge that goes over the Garden State Parkway; the lower portion (with the darkened stone) was the original 1836 bridge over what was then called the Black Brook Valley and later, in 1899, the site of the East Orange Parkway; in 1921 the arched upper portion was added when the railroad was elevated.