Staten Island Ferry Whitehall Terminal - New York, NY
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bluesnote
N 40° 42.074 W 074° 00.788
18T E 583371 N 4506060
The historic Staten Island Ferry building burned to the ground in 1991. The current building is from after the fire.
Waymark Code: WMYZHT
Location: New York, United States
Date Posted: 08/15/2018
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Taken from Wikipedia, "The Whitehall Terminal is a ferry terminal in South Ferry section of Lower Manhattan, New York City, at the corner of South Street and Whitehall Street. It is used by the Staten Island Ferry, which connects the island boroughs of Manhattan and Staten Island. The Whitehall Terminal is one of the ferry's terminals, the other being St. George Terminal on Staten Island.
The Whitehall Terminal originally opened in 1903 as a new transportation hub for the Staten Island Ferry, which was in the process of being acquired by the city government. It was renovated from 1953 to 1956 at the cost of $3 million, but by the 1980s, was in a state of deterioration. The Whitehall Terminal burned down in a fire in 1991, and was completely rebuilt and rededicated in February 2005 as a major integrated transportation hub."
Type of Structure: Public building
Fire Date: 09/30/1991
Structure status: Gutted building
Cause of Fire:
Homeless camp
Documentation of the fire: [Web Link]
Other: Not listed
Construction Date: Not listed
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