Legacy: Sheltering Island

If the photo above reminds some of today's Sea Cliff railroad station, it's because nearly identical stations were built in Glen Head and Sea Cliff in 1888. Sea Cliff's survives, but Glen Head's was torn down in 1961. Ron Ziel, author of several books about the Long Island Rail Road, says the 1888 stations were attractive because of the gingerbread screening at either end of the canopies.