Lackawanna Terminal is a former railroad terminal in the

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of Montclair, Essex County,

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. Built in 1913, the station was the terminal of the

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of the

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(part of the

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). The station, boasting four platforms and six tracks, was built by William Hull Botsford, an architect who died in the sinking of the ''Titanic'' on April 15, 1912. The station opened on June 28, 1913 in a grand ceremony in Montclair. The station was used until March 2, 1981, when

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and

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moved service to a single platform station at

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as part of the

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project. The station was converted to an enclosed shopping mall. Listed as the Montclair Railroad Station, it was added to the

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on January 8, 1973, for its significance in architecture and transportation. With There were three main reasons that the station was considered to be qualified for the National Register. One was its architectural significance, including the overall design, the tapestry bond brickwork, the marble concrete trim, the interior brick and tile work and ornamentation, the iron work in the ticket windows. Next factor was the importance of the architect, William Hull Botsford and finally, its importance as a transportation center in the history of Montclair Township. As of 2019, the complex is threatened with demolition."Lackawanna Train Station Makes Top 10 Most NJ Endangered Historic Sites," by Jamie Julia Winters (Montclair Local; May 16, 2019)
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File:Lackawanna.jpg, Renovated exterior of terminal in 2008. File:Lackawanna Sta inside Montclair jeh.JPG, Shopping mall interior in 2010.

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