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Jonathan
The well preserved RR trestle is right next to the horse stables
No remains of the station that I am aware of
I am looking at the photos and reading the text in August of 2025.
Thank you everyone for all this amazing information
JBaker
Thanks for the info on the French Bakery.
It might just be the quality, but the photo that you drew the yellow line on doesn’t seem to show 242 Street
Jonathan
As a kid in the mid 50s I remember the floral displays ( mostly begonias) around the Fountain. If I remember correctly, even then the fountain was no longer functional.
The flowers were gone by the end of the decade as VC Park and the Bronx started their slide into neglect.
My building (230 West 242 St) was supposedly built in 1920 but does seem to appear on that overhead.
interesting that the carousel still existed at that time.
JBaker. Thanks for reviving the memory of the French Bakery on 242 St.
They had the most delicious cheese buns, cinnamon donuts and a sliced bread called Daffodil Farm.
I still compare all cheese danishes to those and Ha Ha none have surpassed them yet.
Tom
The Bowling Alley/Pool Hall was actually south of the transit workers foot bridge that still goes from the tracks to the headquarters building. It is now a church Palabra de Dios.
Paulian Hall (Pontiac showroom) is north of the footbridge next to the old Gulf station and the intersection of 242 St and Broadway.
