Ellis Island's Train Terminal Still Exists!

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  • @MobileInstinct
    @MobileInstinct  9 місяців тому +18

    Find me on Instagram instagram.com/mobileinstinct

    • @DavidNiehaus20
      @DavidNiehaus20 9 місяців тому

      Chris would you fulfill my request by visiting the grave of John philip sousa please and you are a sweet adorable guy on youtube ♥️♥️

    • @David-vt3hn
      @David-vt3hn 9 місяців тому

      Can you do the right thing and do the story of 72 year old Annie Laurie Hearin abducted and missing in 1988?
      Her husband was the wealthiest man in the state of mississippi. She was abducted from their home and a ransom note was left in the house with some blood on the floor.
      Money was demanded and paid and even someone was arrested, convicted, and thrown in jail in prison and still to this day that poor woman's body has never been found.
      An episode of Unsolved Mysteries did an episode about it and it was absolutely fascinating and Terror filled like you won't believe.
      I want you to do a detailed story on it and I want you to go to their home and film the house where that poor woman was abducted in Mississippi. Do a detailed story on the whole abduction and trial, take your time and do a long video about it.
      I have every confidence that you can do a great video about it and get people to feel for this poor woman's abduction and possible murder.

    • @bobpiffle1660
      @bobpiffle1660 9 місяців тому

      @@David-vt3hn Also, after doing this, can you please do the right thing, and walk my dog, mow the front and back lawn, maintain the upper and lower pool, go to the hardware store (20" x 25" furnace filter), the post office (a roll of stamps), Wendy's (taco salad), and Big Al's Liquor 'N Smokes (case of Coor's and a carton of Camel's). After that, can you do the right thing, and wash my clothing located in hamper 16C (please do not use Tide), water the garden (please do not over water the chrysanthemums, as they can be overly picky), prepare the hors d'oeuvre I have selected (spinach pinwheels, bacon ranch cheeseballs, bacon wrapped dates, deviled eggs, smoked trout croquettes, stuffed mushrooms, pickled shrimp, radishes and butter curls, phyllo-wrapped brie with hot honey and anchovies, Funions) for the Friday evening gathering of Dungeons and Dragons. And if you can continue to do the right thing, please deliver my ultimatum to the Sons of Irony Amish Community Asylum and Conference Center (SIACACC). Please do the right thing. I'm counting on you to do the right thing. Thank you.

    • @seano2178
      @seano2178 8 місяців тому

      I have pictures of Ellis Island that I took over 30 years ago and pictures from ancestors that came through Ellis Island in the first few years of operation.

  • @lazarussolomon3541
    @lazarussolomon3541 9 місяців тому +41

    The thumbnail had me worried. I'm just glad that this important piece of American history is well maintained.

    • @Westerner78
      @Westerner78 9 місяців тому +4

      Just the terminal building the sheds are ready to fall down! It needs to be a terminal again with modern high speed trains.

  • @misshelena6930
    @misshelena6930 9 місяців тому +32

    My grandparents came through here in 1919, according to Ancestry. To see it is incredible. Wow.

  • @janadeubner9883
    @janadeubner9883 9 місяців тому +52

    My ancestors came from Germany and ended up in middle western Ohio. There is no doubt they came through here. Thank you this was very interesting!

    • @keithreiffenstein9909
      @keithreiffenstein9909 9 місяців тому +5

      My grandfather came from Germany and settled in Dayton, Ohio.

    • @Tobi-ln9xr
      @Tobi-ln9xr 9 місяців тому

      @@keithreiffenstein9909
      I can see it because of your surnames.
      Reiffenstein as well as Deubner are German names. But I am sure that, despite your heritage, you can’t pronounce your own surnames correctly…

    • @WesternOhioInterurbanHistory
      @WesternOhioInterurbanHistory 9 місяців тому +2

      My family also came from Germany, but they settled in Northern Ohio.

    • @interstellarphred
      @interstellarphred 9 місяців тому +1

      The trains in Germany are an order of magnitude better than here.

    • @pufferkuesser97
      @pufferkuesser97 9 місяців тому +2

      @@Tobi-ln9xr Why should they pronounce them in the german way? They're living in America so due to another language in another country they pronounce it in the correct way they should when living in America

  • @GraveVisitations
    @GraveVisitations 9 місяців тому +11

    Thank you Chris for doing this video it means alot to me as many of my ancestors arrived at Ellis island travelling from Ireland 🇮🇪🇺🇲 did you know The new structure on Ellis Island began receiving arriving immigrants on January 1, 1892. Annie Moore, a teenage girl from Ireland, accompanied by her two younger brothers, made history as the very first immigrant to be processed at Ellis Island.

  • @SWExplore
    @SWExplore 9 місяців тому +26

    Chris, that is an amazing Train Terminal. I am so grateful that they have maintained it for all to see and visit. Thanks for creating this video.

  • @TommyTheCat42
    @TommyTheCat42 9 місяців тому +18

    My Nana came through their from Italy in 1916 when she was 6 years old.
    She said it was terrifying leaving everything behind, traveling on an overcrowded ship for weeks and going through the process on that spot.
    Thank you for showing this, and I was thinking the same thing before you said “Imagine standing here during 9/11”

    • @MichaelRyan-l3p
      @MichaelRyan-l3p 8 місяців тому +1

      Wouldn’t have happened if America has ever had a solid border security 😂😂 . I see they sucked at it then 2

  • @MaxZomboni
    @MaxZomboni 9 місяців тому +7

    2:51 I believe those were train order boxes. The train operators would get their written orders out of the box. Tickets would normally be sold in the ticket office, not on the platform.

  • @MaarkiMarko
    @MaarkiMarko 9 місяців тому +4

    My ancestors came from Italy, and some from Hungary. Thank you for the history lesson, and the tour.

  • @davem8836
    @davem8836 9 місяців тому +15

    I'm glad you used the word "courageous." My great-grandmother came over all by herself from Ireland in the late 1800's when she was 16 years old. Can you even imagine that? I can't. "Give me your tired, your poor, Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free, The wretched refuse of your teeming shore." Sounds good until you actually show up and everyone wants you gone.

    • @rt3box6tx74
      @rt3box6tx74 8 місяців тому

      That poem you quote isn't some sort of US credo. It was added to the base of the statue as a political maneuver to flatter a campaign supporters donations by placing his daughter's poem in a conspicuous location.
      It is not what the Leftist elitist have propagandized it to be. Source: Rush Limbaugh.

  • @1USA1st
    @1USA1st 9 місяців тому +7

    The ferries had 2 decks. Passengers on the upper deck would disembark and take those stairs (that lead to "nowhere") down to the platform level of the station. There were also station related offices on the 2nd level. Passengers on the lower deck of the ferry would disembark directly to the train platforms.

  • @redtowlie9
    @redtowlie9 9 місяців тому +2

    My girlfriend lives in England and has never been to America before so I’m 100% taking her to this, Ellis island and the Statue of Liberty while she’s here!

  • @suegeew9727
    @suegeew9727 9 місяців тому +8

    Thanks for showing this. There's so many historical places that still exist yet aren't often covered by media. It was refreshing to hear someone (you) talk about immigrants and what they faced with respect and caring. Keep up the great work.

  • @thazen783
    @thazen783 9 місяців тому +7

    This was the CNJ train station. Many commuters arrived here and then took ferries to Manhattan

    • @MobileInstinct
      @MobileInstinct  9 місяців тому +7

      Yes it was used by everyone until 1967

    • @lastswordfighter
      @lastswordfighter 9 місяців тому +3

      The C N J's line lies abandoned with tracks, trestles, and other railroad equipment. It's still there in towns, cities, and Pine Barrens forests.

  • @jillwiegand4257
    @jillwiegand4257 9 місяців тому +12

    I would love to see this in person! ❤ The thoughts that went through their minds! Scared, happy, nervous and elated! My ancestors came through here and I'm glad they did❤

    • @Westerner78
      @Westerner78 9 місяців тому

      I rode the last train out in 1967. Loss of mail and express packages to GM trucks bankrupted the operation. It should be a modern rail terminal.

  • @Chaotic-Demise77
    @Chaotic-Demise77 9 місяців тому +9

    My great grands/grands came through here!

  • @MichelleJune67
    @MichelleJune67 9 місяців тому +10

    Caught this right away!

  • @flatlineracer3207
    @flatlineracer3207 9 місяців тому +11

    OH man I'm so glad you went back to the Ellis Island area. That first video was my favorite. Loved it because most of the inside was graffiti free. The murals on the walls there was spooky cool. Thanks again. Love you videos

  • @TheLmende
    @TheLmende 9 місяців тому +13

    This is so very interesting! My Jewish grandfather came here through Ellis from Germany, escaping Hitler. I love being able to see where he landed. Beautiful terminal. This I think is my favorite of all you've done. Thank you Chris.

  • @jburnett8152
    @jburnett8152 9 місяців тому +6

    I always love trains. Yesteryear makes it so interesting. Looks like a beautiful day out there. Thanks so much.

  • @jolenehendrickson8915
    @jolenehendrickson8915 8 місяців тому +1

    My great grandparents came from Finland and settled in north dakota as farmers

  • @scottrider641
    @scottrider641 9 місяців тому +6

    Thanks for taking me on another trip that I'll likely not get to do in person. Great video and story.
    Thanks Chris

  • @ShannonLH1108
    @ShannonLH1108 9 місяців тому +1

    My grandmother's grandfather came through here. I still have a copy of his immigration records from Calabria, Italy.

  • @fredrickvoncold
    @fredrickvoncold 9 місяців тому +4

    That was interesting ,I have never seen a video on that place.

    • @1USA1st
      @1USA1st 9 місяців тому +2

      You'll see plenty more soon in your recommended, thanks to UA-cam 's algorithms...

  • @HORSEYANIME2024
    @HORSEYANIME2024 8 місяців тому +1

    It needs to be preserved as a historical location

  • @jasonjmarchi
    @jasonjmarchi 9 місяців тому +15

    Thanks for this video, Chris. This station should be restored and USED, and trains should be built to serve America, and get rid of some of the highways and half the autos!

    • @wolverineeagle
      @wolverineeagle 9 місяців тому +4

      That’s insanely dumb. The country is far too spread out for train service to get rid half of the autos.
      You should move to mars.

    • @8309barbie
      @8309barbie 9 місяців тому +2

      That would be awesome 👏🏻 at a minimum it should be restored and used as a museum

    • @1USA1st
      @1USA1st 9 місяців тому +1

      There's a light rail line that passes by, less than a mile away. It'd be nice it they ran a track from Liberty Science Center to the Terminal for people to take the ferries to Ellis and Liberty Islands.

    • @crewleaderprods
      @crewleaderprods 9 місяців тому

      ​@wolverineeagle its insanely smart to get more trains, but Anericans wont give them up.
      BTW Mars is boring.....

    • @dougscott8161
      @dougscott8161 9 місяців тому

      What goes around, comes around. The trains replaced the wagon trains and stage coaches and then the subways came in trying to replace and after that the street cars and busses tried to replace the previous forms of mass transit. Now thy are trying to find an adequate means to replace the trains and every thing else. It looks like a never ending struggle to find a better way.🤢

  • @JohnShinn6078
    @JohnShinn6078 9 місяців тому +5

    Thanks for showing us Chris!
    👍🤠

  • @aimeemoore1094
    @aimeemoore1094 9 місяців тому +4

    UA-cam needs to start having live awards shows like the Oscars. Your channel would be one of the top to get away or awards. May Jehovah God continue to bless you and your journey though your very exciting life.

  • @Bill-cv1xu
    @Bill-cv1xu 9 місяців тому +2

    We've come a long way indeed.. But I wonder, what have we learned?🤔

  • @sandysue202
    @sandysue202 9 місяців тому +2

    That's so cool! I had no idea this was still accessible and in good shape. Thank you for doing this video and letting me see this important piece of American history!❤

  • @medionlvr
    @medionlvr 9 місяців тому +4

    my great grandfather went through there in 1914 alone at 16 years old.

    • @MobileInstinct
      @MobileInstinct  9 місяців тому +4

      I can't imagine doing that. So amazing

    • @medionlvr
      @medionlvr 9 місяців тому +1

      @@MobileInstinct yes, he was sent here from Syria during the end of the ottoman empire. i know he had a cousin that sponsored him. he was one of those that spoke very little English. he was also one of those whose name was changed. his name was Joseph Elias Saba Haddad Daggett. He became Joseph Saba while in Ellis Island.

  • @sandrabiskri370
    @sandrabiskri370 8 місяців тому

    My grandmother and great grandmother came through there from Germany! Settled in Southern Ohio, met my grandfather and the rest is history!❤

  • @patriciajacobs7957
    @patriciajacobs7957 9 місяців тому +3

    Very interesting thanks for taking us along.😊

  • @LadyTracyOfTheDisk
    @LadyTracyOfTheDisk 9 місяців тому +1

    My great-grandparents (and my grandfather) must have come through here. Thank you for showing it to us.

  • @kaymad143
    @kaymad143 7 місяців тому

    I have been to Ellis Island, and it was so eerily quiet, I could just imagine the people that went through there. I also felt them there when I sat on the bench. I am glad the terminal is still used.

  • @chrisblack8390
    @chrisblack8390 9 місяців тому +3

    Thank you. Great video

  • @slclick76
    @slclick76 9 місяців тому +3

    Great video! Thanks for sharing.

  • @michelemiller1700
    @michelemiller1700 9 місяців тому +4

    Hello, awesome video

  • @1208bug
    @1208bug 4 місяці тому

    Well done! Thank you for the tour.👍

  • @jamesholt7612
    @jamesholt7612 9 місяців тому +2

    Awesome video Chris. Very interesting history.

  • @londonjames14
    @londonjames14 3 місяці тому

    Thank you Chris, three of my grandparents came through there in the late 1800's.

  • @brianhepke7182
    @brianhepke7182 8 місяців тому

    I hope they don't tear it down. Lots of history there.
    A very interesting video, thank you.

  • @HankPanky
    @HankPanky 9 місяців тому +2

    You always find the most interesting things.

  • @CapCarter838
    @CapCarter838 8 місяців тому

    Seeing the stops for the Blue Comet is so cool. I work at the Lakewood Historical Society and there’s a few displays and artifacts of the Blue Comet since it came through the Lakewood train station. I also know this sign is old because Tom’s River here has an apostrophe, now it’s just Toms River. Thank you for this video. I’m a New Jersey native and haven’t really ever gone up by this terminal. I’m sure my ancestors came through this station by ferry when they settled in Jersey City in the early 1900s.

  • @georgebaron26
    @georgebaron26 9 місяців тому +1

    Excellent video; beautiful photography. Thank you so much!

  • @johnferguson185
    @johnferguson185 9 місяців тому +1

    I once lived not far from where the Blue Comet derailed in Chatsworth NJ

    • @lastswordfighter
      @lastswordfighter 8 місяців тому +1

      My cousin Walter Brower was one of the first people on the scene of the accident. He waded in deep water to pull people to safety to dry land.

  • @MrNunna
    @MrNunna 9 місяців тому

    Great video & thought provoking. How many of us sitting & watching had ancestors that passed thru there. It makes me smile.

  • @lesliej.martin8941
    @lesliej.martin8941 9 місяців тому +1

    My late husband mother come from Italy to USA in 1940's he was born in 1945

  • @memeruss9896
    @memeruss9896 5 місяців тому

    My husband's grandmother came through that train station in the 1920's from Germany after getting off at Ellis Island. She came by boat to the U.S, then was put on a train there to go to family already in the U.S. I just did a long research project on his family and found that out. So neat to find this video about that station. Such an amazing place for sure. I can only imagine what it was like for the immigrants to come in there to start their new life!
    As for the language between the immigrants and the people checking them in on Ellis Island, there was still a lot of miscommunications of immigrants' names even though there were interpreters. A lot of the time their name was just spelled however the person taking it down thought it sounded like. At times there were so many people coming in that there wasn't time to have an interpreter for each person, thus so many different spellings of family names to this day.
    Thanks for doing this video!

  • @rickengen5249
    @rickengen5249 9 місяців тому +2

    Thanks chris

  • @autistic.adventurer
    @autistic.adventurer 9 місяців тому +1

    My great grandfather's older brothers and one of his sisters would have passed through there in the late 1910's having travelled from Frenchpark, County Roscommon, Ireland. My great grandfather went the other way and ended up in Liverpool, England.

  • @jaygatz4335
    @jaygatz4335 9 місяців тому

    If I'm not mistaken, they filmed in this station for Funny Girl ("Don't Rain On My Parade").

  • @littlejack6123
    @littlejack6123 9 місяців тому +1

    It's like a gift to lay my eyes on sights Grandpa may have seen on his journey from South Hampton through Ellis Island and his new life in America...

  • @SpknTC13
    @SpknTC13 9 місяців тому

    Thank you for sharing my grandparents view. Very interesting! I bet it was beautiful back in the day. Cheers!

  • @mj28inpa
    @mj28inpa 5 місяців тому

    Your vids are always so well put together, interesting and informative… Thank you for yet another great vid!!!

  • @sallykohorst8803
    @sallykohorst8803 9 місяців тому +1

    Thanks for this trip.

  • @charlielaudico3523
    @charlielaudico3523 8 місяців тому

    My family did arrived in that terminal in 1899 from Italy ! They actually went to work even though there was a language barrier! They did it the right way!

  • @teribenoit87
    @teribenoit87 9 місяців тому +2

    Thank you love your videos 😊

  • @forrealforreal7203
    @forrealforreal7203 9 місяців тому +3

    Always nice to see history preserved

  • @laurastrobel718
    @laurastrobel718 9 місяців тому +1

    That place is huge. Thanks Chris ❤️

  • @steveschlackman4503
    @steveschlackman4503 9 місяців тому +2

    Isn't the Science Museum in the same area. Doesn't NJTransit have a station in that area also?

    • @1USA1st
      @1USA1st 9 місяців тому

      Light Rail Line, station is near the Science Center

    • @steveschlackman4503
      @steveschlackman4503 9 місяців тому

      Thanks, I knew that I remembered a train by the Science Center. Is the light rail by the abandoned rail station? I was there a long time ago and my memory is foggy. We took the ferry from Manhattan to New Jersey. My grandson enjoyed the Science Center.

    • @1USA1st
      @1USA1st 9 місяців тому +1

      ​@@steveschlackman4503No light rail connection from the Science Center to the CNJ terminal...yet

    • @steveschlackman4503
      @steveschlackman4503 9 місяців тому

      @@1USA1st I took my son and two friends to the Science Museum many years ago by ferry form Manhattan. It was a great trip.

  • @Lutzboater
    @Lutzboater 9 місяців тому

    Thanks Chris for this visit. Like many others, my grand mother came through here in the late 1870's and settled in Jersey City. This was an amazing place and it is so nice to see an historical site with no nasty graffiti. Enjoyed this very much.

  • @MrSouthwestplumber
    @MrSouthwestplumber 9 місяців тому +1

    the shed is a mess rusted bad and needs alot of help the station is very nice

  • @mikerusso4001
    @mikerusso4001 9 місяців тому +1

    Interesting piece my friend

  • @teribenoit87
    @teribenoit87 9 місяців тому +2

    Stay safe 🙏

  • @stepps511
    @stepps511 9 місяців тому

    Truly a fascinating video, Chris. It is crazy to think that what has become our lives, had their beginning as ancestors passed through that terminal and boarded trains to take those immigrants to their destiny. I am so grateful for you and your passion. Thank you!

  • @diane_alworth
    @diane_alworth 9 місяців тому +1

    I can almost see all of the people bustling around…

  • @ianmaddams9577
    @ianmaddams9577 9 місяців тому

    So much history. Thanks for sharing Chris 👍🏻

  • @RobsNeighbor
    @RobsNeighbor 9 місяців тому +1

    Very cool! Thank you for sharing

  • @BrianMurfitt
    @BrianMurfitt 9 місяців тому +2

    Hi Chris, thanks for another great video of an important place in American history. Wasn't this station used in the film Funny Girl with Barbara Streisand? Also was it used in the music video (promos as they were known then) for Staying Alive by the Bee Gees? Can anyone confirm? 🤔 Brian

    • @michaelmcenery7515
      @michaelmcenery7515 9 місяців тому

      The Bee Gees filmed that video on the MGM back lot you can see it in the film thats entertainment was one of the last things filmed there before it was torn down

    • @1USA1st
      @1USA1st 9 місяців тому

      Some scenes of Funny Girl were indeed filmed there

    • @BrianMurfitt
      @BrianMurfitt 9 місяців тому

      @@1USA1st Thank you. I thought as much, as I recognised it from the movie. ✌🏻

    • @BrianMurfitt
      @BrianMurfitt 9 місяців тому

      @@michaelmcenery7515 Thanks Michael for confirming. I wasn't too sure and a bit confused! 😕

  • @cefruin
    @cefruin 9 місяців тому

    I always enjoy your perspective and creativity at sites like this. It drives one to imagine what life was like then.

  • @cornercarverfan
    @cornercarverfan 9 місяців тому

    I have ALWAYS wanted to visit Ellis Island - bucketlist item!

  • @muddawgkomm9642
    @muddawgkomm9642 9 місяців тому

    Thanks Chris! You show me so much stuff fhat I'd obviously never get to see otherwise. Been following you close to five years now brother, thanks again and be safe!

  • @NiallWardrop
    @NiallWardrop 9 місяців тому

    I would guess those drawers held the various destination boards for the particular track to be displayed in the frame above them.

  • @H2Ocritter
    @H2Ocritter 9 місяців тому +1

    Thanks!

  • @Cccoast
    @Cccoast 9 місяців тому

    I’ve lived in NJ for my whole life without knowing about this. It’s so cool to see the towns named on the stops. I remember the abdomen tracks into some of the towns. This is a great display of history. Thanks for sharing!

  • @Carolbearce
    @Carolbearce 9 місяців тому

    This was very interesting. Thank you for sharing. This place is huge!

  • @jlelliotton
    @jlelliotton 9 місяців тому

    I knew this was still there, but had assumed it was in ruins. Wonderful to see that it is in such great shape. The drawers beneath the destination banners held the other banners. I can remember when GCT still had the drawers below the electric destination signs.

  • @traynada5755
    @traynada5755 9 місяців тому +1

    Wow, my great grandparents and great great grandparents came from Denmark this way! 🙂

  • @danpatch4751
    @danpatch4751 9 місяців тому

    My grandparents and other relatives came through their early 1900's. Very interesting, thanks for sharing.

  • @kimsinclair9100
    @kimsinclair9100 9 місяців тому +1

    Very interesting!!!

  • @paulzimmerman6058
    @paulzimmerman6058 9 місяців тому

    That is an awesome place . Good video. Thanks for taking us along.

  • @Liquidskys88
    @Liquidskys88 9 місяців тому

    I've been to Ellis Island and up the pedestal level on the statue. ...and it was crowded!

  • @hsbcgeoff
    @hsbcgeoff 9 місяців тому

    Fascinating. Thank you.

  • @kategrossi8717
    @kategrossi8717 9 місяців тому

    I love when I am at a place I know my ancestors were and just envision them at that place.. walking around.. what were they thinking.. what kind of people were they. Sometimes I wish i could go back in time.. I love history so much.

  • @steelwheels327
    @steelwheels327 9 місяців тому

    Love the architecture absolutely stunning.

  • @mauiskater
    @mauiskater 9 місяців тому

    I didn’t know about this 9/11 memorial! Amazing. It feels like yesterday. My great grandmother came over from Sicily in 1901 from Sicily. Thank you for this

  • @jasonsmith-ci3ph
    @jasonsmith-ci3ph 7 місяців тому

    thanks for sharing!

  • @JayYoung-ro3vu
    @JayYoung-ro3vu 9 місяців тому

    My ancestors arrived long before Ellis Island and its predecessor of Castle Garden. They, too, eventually found their way to southern and west central Ohio (via Virginia, Kentucky, & the Bering Land Bridge).

  • @shirleysmith635
    @shirleysmith635 9 місяців тому

    Hi Chris my dad worked on the railroad for many years and I see videos of train stations brings back memories of him thanks for sharing always look forward to your next videos 😊❤

  • @Train115
    @Train115 8 місяців тому

    That looks very very original, thats amazing!

  • @MargaretLeber
    @MargaretLeber 9 місяців тому

    The drawers probably held metal signs for the various trains, to be hung above.

  • @David-vt3hn
    @David-vt3hn 9 місяців тому +1

    From the 1997 film Titanic, is this where Rose Dawson became a new person?

  • @danideesh
    @danideesh 9 місяців тому

    Very nice piece of history, Chris. I enjoyed it very much. I was able to see the World Trade Center(The Freedom Tower) at the beginning of the video. I didn’t know about this, until now. Thanks for the tour. Much love to you.😀❤️

  • @cantpassthebar
    @cantpassthebar 9 місяців тому

    the trusses in the terminal building are iron, not steel. The "tiles" outside were actually glazed brick too. Cool video

  • @FrankieG35
    @FrankieG35 9 місяців тому +1

    The first pizza place in America is near Ellis Island, its on my bucket list to go

  • @Jacob1986
    @Jacob1986 9 місяців тому

    Id love to see this place in its prime. Hear /see the people and the trains/ferries

  • @davidtyler-ul9vw
    @davidtyler-ul9vw 9 місяців тому +1

    You know what they DON'T tell you? Even in the 1960's there were several popular trains that the public rode frequently because the railroads kept the trains clean and the employees loved their jobs. The railroads were already on board the plan to kill passenger rail completely. The Globalist planners of the time wanted to shift 100% of passenger and freight traffic to Airplanes and Highways and they almost succeeded. They tried to rip out all of the tram systems. Their plan almost worked. They almost shifted 100% of commercial and passenger traffic to Government Highways and Government regulated Airlines. In short, it was the Communist takeover of the transportation industry that very few people saw.

    • @calvinhobbes6118
      @calvinhobbes6118 5 місяців тому

      Incorrect. Trains are slow and cramped. Id rather drive.

  • @CarloBrianM1
    @CarloBrianM1 9 місяців тому

    I nver knew this about ellis island - the more you know!!
    Thank you

  • @robertewalt7789
    @robertewalt7789 9 місяців тому

    At 0:46 a sign says CRR of NJ. This terminal served NJ commuters going to NYC, and some passengers going to points west, as well as some immigrants coming from Ellis Island. Depending on their final destination, the immigrants could have used other terminals.