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Ha. Ha. The best “access” to the Stella aromas was at the Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary (aka Visi) School. It was located one block away on West 239 St between Review Place and Putnam Ave.
The Archdiocese closed the school in June 2017.
A few years ago the entire square block – Church, School and magnificent 150 year old Oak were leveled.
A huge 4 story public school is nearing completion.
The Church had beautiful Old School type stained glass windows that dated back to the original Visitation Church and School that were demolished for the Major Deegan.
Rumor had it that the windows would be sent to the St. Joseph Seminary in Yonkers for storage.
I wonder if that is true ?
Stella predeceased the school by eight years (10/09) and was demolished in the Spring of 2012 to make way for the current box store monstrosity.
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.
