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149th Street station (IRT Third Avenue Line)

1887 establishments in New York (state)1973 disestablishments in New York (state)Defunct New York City Subway stations located abovegroundFormer elevated and subway stations in the BronxIRT Third Avenue Line stations
Melrose, BronxMott Haven, BronxRailway stations closed in 1973Railway stations in the United States opened in 1887Third AvenueUse mdy dates from August 2019
SOUTH END OF 149TH ST. STATION PLATFORM, GENERAL VIEW IS SOUTHWEST. Interborough Rapid Transit Company, Third Avenue Elevated Line, Borough of the Bronx, New York, New York HAER NY,3 BRONX,13 4
SOUTH END OF 149TH ST. STATION PLATFORM, GENERAL VIEW IS SOUTHWEST. Interborough Rapid Transit Company, Third Avenue Elevated Line, Borough of the Bronx, New York, New York HAER NY,3 BRONX,13 4

The 149th Street station was a station on the demolished IRT Third Avenue Line in the Bronx, New York City. It was located in "The Hub" in the South Bronx, at the intersection of 149th Street, Third Avenue, Willis Avenue, and Melrose Avenue. Opened as an express station in 1887 and later operating as the line's southern terminus, the station closed in 1973 and was demolished by 1977 due to political pressure in the area.

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149th Street station (IRT Third Avenue Line)
Third Avenue, New York The Bronx

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N 40.815777777778 ° E -73.918194444444 °
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3rd Avenue & Willis Avenue

Third Avenue
10451 New York, The Bronx
New York, United States
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SOUTH END OF 149TH ST. STATION PLATFORM, GENERAL VIEW IS SOUTHWEST. Interborough Rapid Transit Company, Third Avenue Elevated Line, Borough of the Bronx, New York, New York HAER NY,3 BRONX,13 4
SOUTH END OF 149TH ST. STATION PLATFORM, GENERAL VIEW IS SOUTHWEST. Interborough Rapid Transit Company, Third Avenue Elevated Line, Borough of the Bronx, New York, New York HAER NY,3 BRONX,13 4
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Haffen Building

The Haffen Building is a New York City landmark constructed in 1901–1902 in the neighborhood of Mott Haven, Bronx, New York. The building is located at 2804 Third Avenue, also addressed as 507 Willis Avenue, in the middle of a triangular block between 148th Street, 147th Street, Third Avenue, and Willis Avenue, within the Hub business district. It was inspired by the economic growth and upper middle-class status that was prevalent in the area during the period. When constructed, the Third Avenue and Second Avenue elevated train lines stopped at 149th Street, a station in front of it.Matthias Haffen was a member of the prominent Haffen family, founders of the famous Haffen Brewing Company. As an active real estate developer, he wanted to erect a first-class office building for banking and professional tenants. He turned to then Bronx Commissioner of Buildings, architect Michael J. Garvin, who had been working with Mathias' brother, then Bronx Borough President Louis F. Haffen. Mathias sought Garvin's experience with the area. The two, with Garvin's design, created the Haffen Building, a seven story Beaux-Arts style office complex. For over a century, the Haffen Building housed several banks, law offices, and governmental agencies. Notable occupants have been the Knickerbocker Trust Company (with the next door Hub Center Building at 2810 Third Avenue also addressed as 509 Willis Avenue), the Dollar Savings Bank of New York City, the National Puerto Rican Day Parade, Inc.; and the law offices of Javier A. Solano. The building is currently regarded as a "distinct structure" which "is an outstanding and remarkably intact example of Beaux-Arts aesthetic.