New Brighton
The New Brighton station was located at Richmond Terrace and Jersey Street. No trace remains, although there are a couple of small derelict old buildings in the general vicinity.
The former U.S. Gypsum plant (561 Richmond Terrace) originally opened in 1876 as the Jerome B. King Plaster Mill. U.S. Gypsum bought the plant from Windsor Plaster Mills in 1924 (Lundrigan and Navarra 1999). Eastern Salt Company (a.k.a. Eastern Minerals) purchased the 10-acre property in 1976 and opened Atlantic Salt, a depot for road de-icing salt used across New York City, New York State, New Jersey and Connecticut. (Cleaton 2009)
The ROW is reputedly intact through the Atlantic Salt facilities, although no trackwork is obvious and there are massive piles of rock salt on the west side of the site over what presumably is the ROW. Restoring ROW through this area would likely involve relocating Atlantic Salt, demolishing the old plant, and/or elevating the ROW above whatever operations remain there. In the event of eviction, the proximity of this area to the densely populated areas around St. George make it an excellent potential site for a waterfront park.
Site of former New Brighton Station?
Abandoned garage on Bank Street
Abandoned garage on Bank Street
Abandoned building on Bank Street
Abandoned building on Bank Street
Abandoned building on Bank Street
New Brighton Sign
New Brighton Sign
Bank Street just east of Jersey Street
Richmond Terrace in New Brighton
Richmond Terrace @ Jersey Street
15 Bank Street - Former U.S. Gypsum plant
ROW running through old U.S. Gypsum plant
15 Bank Street
15 Bank Street - Atlantic Salt entrance
Atlantic Salt machinery
Gate near ROW
U.S. Gypsum fence on Richmond Terrace
Rock retaining wall on Richmond Terrace
U.S. Gypsum fence on Richmond Terrace
U.S. Gypsum plant
U.S. Gypsum plant
U.S. Gypsum plant
Gravel and landfill
U.S. Gypsum plant
U.S. Gypsum plant
U.S. Gypsum plant smokestack
U.S. Gypsum plant
U.S. Gypsum plant
U.S. Gypsum plant
U.S. Gypsum plant
U.S. Gypsum plant
U.S. Gypsum plant
U.S. Gypsum plant
U.S. Gypsum plant
Atlantic Salt entrance
Atlantic Salt entrance
Entrance sign
Atlantic Salt
Atlantic Salt
Atlantic Salt
Atlantic Salt
Mountains off salt
Mountains of salt
Mountains of salt
Mountain of salt
Flags
Western edge of Atlantic Salt property
Overgrown embankment down to ROW