Flowerfield was a station along the
Port Jefferson Branch
The Port Jefferson Branch is a rail line and service owned and operated by the Long Island Rail Road in the U.S. state of New York (state), New York. The branch splits from the Main Line (Long Island Rail Road), Main Line just east of Hicksville ...
of the
Long Island Rail Road
The Long Island Rail Road , or LIRR, is a Rail transport, railroad in the southeastern part of the U.S. state of New York (state), New York, stretching from Manhattan to the eastern tip of Suffolk County, New York, Suffolk County on Long Islan ...
in
Saint James, New York.
The station opened in 1910 on a parcel purchased by
John Lewis Childs to grow plants and seeds, which was later acquired by the
Gyrodyne Company of America
Gyrodyne Company of America, Inc. is a real estate investment trust that owns, leases, and manages commercial properties along the Eastern Coast of the United States.
Gyrodyne's headquarters are located in Saint James, New York, in Eastern Long ...
.
The second floor of the station was used by Childs and contained a large
sun parlor.
The station agency closed in 1944.
On July 2, 1959, the LIRR petitioned the
New York State Public Service Commission
The New York Public Service Commission is the public utilities commission of the New York state government that regulates and oversees the electric, gas, water, and telecommunication industries in New York as part of the Department of Public Se ...
for permission to discontinue all passenger services and team tracks at the station.
Reopening the Flowerfield station, along with a closure of the
St. James station, was proposed in the mid-1990s as part of a plan to redevelop the Gyrodyne site.
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Railway stations in the United States opened in 1910
Smithtown, New York
1910 establishments in New York (state)
1958 disestablishments in New York (state)
Former Long Island Rail Road stations in Suffolk County, New York
Railway stations in the United States closed in 1958
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