Reading the Erie W 28th Street Freight Station entry on the Industrial & Offline Terminal Railroads site, I see mention is made of the Terminal Stores Building (aka Terminal Warehouse - build in 1891), and the railroads which served it: originally NYC, then NYC, Erie & LV, with NYC eventually dropping out after the West Side improvements (aka High Line) in the 1930s (not sure why NYC gave up on what was apparently a big source of traffic at the time, but I guess the logistics in converting from ground level to 2nd floor access was too much).Being a 120 year old block-sized building in Manhattan, it has lots of history and corresponding lots of articles; some examples:The Goliath 1891 Terminal Warehouse Bldgs StreetScapes/The Terminal StoresGog in NYC: Terminal StoresTerminal Warehouse Central Stores BuildingTerminally and historically hip in ChelseaThere is discussion about the usage of this building - currently art galleries and offices; in the recent past mini-storage at rather high rates; and the 1990s - notably the "Tunnel" nightclub*, among other things. I presume the rail service to the Terminal Stores building ended in the mid-1970s, with the advent of ConRail and the end of Manhattan rail-car float service.
Anyway, lots of good vintage outdoor image are easily found...but were are the interior shots from the active railroad usage days? My (admittedly shallow) google searching turned up nothing, does anyone have suggestions and links?
*Oddly I never made it to the "Tunnel", even though the club's existance in the 1990s co-incided with my peak club-hopping days; heck I really didn't even know exactly where it was located until I read some those links (former 12th Ave rail entrance of the Terminal Stores building), though I do recall the press at the time stating the club was in an "abandoned railroad tunnel" - Argh, dang you, mass-media! Will you ever get any raillroad details right?.
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