Glen Street station
Glen Street is a station on the Oyster Bay Branch of the Long Island Rail Road. It is located on Glen Street, near Elm Avenue, in the City of Glen Cove, in Nassau County, New York, United States.
History
Glen Street station was built by the Glen Cove Branch Rail Road and opened on May 16, 1867, as the original Glen Cove Station, having finally reached the intended destination of the railroad's namesake. It was the terminus of the branch until the line was extended to Locust Valley in 1869. The first incarnation of this station was located to the northwest of the current station on the land now occupied by a Burger King. It was replaced by the current station in 1888.In 1895, the current Glen Cove station was constructed further north, at the behest of the "Gold Coast" millionaires, who felt that the Glen Street station was not dignified enough for them to utilize. Following that station's opening, this station was renamed as Glen Street.
While the Glen Street station's station house is not listed on the National Register of Historic Places like nearby Sea Cliff LIRR station, it has been listed & designated as a New York State Historic Site since 1967.