Lackawanna Terminal is a former railroad terminal in

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. Built in 1913, the station was the western terminal of the Montclair Branch of the Morris and Essex Lines, part of the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad. The station, boasting four platforms and six tracks, was designed 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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moved service to a single-platform station at

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. The 1913 station was converted to an enclosed shopping mall and supermarket. 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 According to former township historian Jack Chance, the station qualified for three main reasons. 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. The next factor was the importance of architect Botsford. The third consideration was the station's importance as a transportation center in the history of Montclair Township. In 2019, the complex was threatened with demolition. In 2024, a new developer reopened it as a shopping center.

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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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