The Country Life Press station is a station on the

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within the village of

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. It serves trains on the

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and is located on Damson Street and St. James Street South.

History

The station was originally opened in 1911 for the sole purpose of serving the book publisher Doubleday, Page & Company, which had moved in 1910 from Manhattan to Garden City, where co-founder and vice-president

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lived. It is named for the publisher's "Country Life Press" that was located across the tracks. Country Life Press station has some former rights-of-way that led to the West Hempstead and the

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es. It also included the remnants of the Central Branch of the Long Island Rail Road that terminated near

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. In 2022, the Long Island Rail Road announced plans to demolish the station house, which had fallen into a state of disrepair, and replacing it with a landscaped plaza. That December, the Village of Garden City's officials, through a 7-1 vote, opted through resolution not to attempt saving the structure, given safety concerns – many of which were raised by members of the community – and the poor state of the structure.

Station layout

The station has one 10-car-long

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located on the east side of the single track. A pedestrian underpass provides access between the west and east sides of the track, and connects the west side with the station platform.

References

External links

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Country Life Press Station History (Arrt's Arrchives)St. James Street entrance from Google Maps Street ViewDigitzed copies of books on the Country Life Press and books published by the facility
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