by Old Mentz | Aug 29, 2015 | Fred Thrush, Interurban railroad, motels, Octagon Cabins, Port Byron, Port Byron Historical Society, Rochester Syracuse and Eastern
Way back in 2014, I wrote a short post about the Octagon Cabins. These were small waiting rooms that were built for flag stops along the Rochester, Syracuse and Eastern. The “bible” of all study on the RS&E, written by Gordon and McFarlane, describes...
by Old Mentz | Nov 3, 2014 | Fred Thrush, Interurban railroad, Octagon Cabins, Port Byron, Rochester Syracuse and Eastern, Sam Harnden
These photos have been kicking around for a long time, but I never tire of looking at them. Thanks go to Bill Hecht for cleaning them up. In case you don’t recognize these, they are the waiting rooms from the old Rochester, Syracuse and Eastern Interurban...
by Old Mentz | Sep 27, 2014 | American Legion, depot, Interurban railroad, Mentz, Port Byron
The nice folks over at the American Legion have been going through a remodel and I see that the grand opening is coming soon. So it seems a proper time to take a look at the building. Above we see the building as it looks today, Anyone who knows the history of...
by Old Mentz | May 19, 2013 | Cayuga County, Hayden's Mill, Interurban railroad, Mentz, Port Byron Telephone Company
It is hard to see, but the caption says “View at Hayden’s”, which would mean that this is now Rt 38 looking to the south, or towards Auburn. Hayden Road would be just behind us. The old highway is still there, although it now serves as a driveway....
by Old Mentz | Dec 3, 2012 | Cayuga County, Crane's Department Store, downtown, Interurban railroad, Port Byron, trolley
(Click on the picture to see it in a larger size. This works with all the pictures on this blog.)Well, it is somewhere between June 1908 and 1931 in the downtown shopping area. We know this because of the trolley heading toward Auburn on the Auburn and Northern line....
by Old Mentz | Feb 19, 2012 | Cayuga County, history, Interurban railroad, Port Byron, powerhouse, Rochester, Syracuse and Eastern, trolley
This brick building still stands on the west side of the village. It was built as the Rochester, Syracuse, and Eastern Railroad, a fast service interurban that carried passengers between the two cities from 1909 to 1931.The term powerhouse is a bit misleading. All the...
