Brooks Avenue,
Rochester, New York
Brooks Ave was a stop on the Buffalo, Rochester and Pittsburgh Railway 3.5 miles south of Rochester. In addition to the station, there was a yard at Brooks Avenue.
The yard is still used by the Rochester and Southern Railroad and the open fields shown in the 1916 photo below are now part of the Greater Rochester International Airport.
Current Mapquest Map
This photo shows the station in 1996.
Exterior view of Brooks Ave Station.
Another exterior view of Brooks Ave Station.
Brooks Avenue yard, circa 1916
References
- Mapquest.com. Map
- Rochester Chapter, NRHS. Exterior depot photos.
- Rochester Public Library. Brooks Ave Yard photo: Rochester public Library
- Stewart, John. Brooks Ave Station 1996: ny.existingstations.com
