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  Pictures dated 1910 and 2002
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Right of Way
In 1906, the Long Island Railroad and North Richmond Hill needed each other. The railroad needed a right of way for its new electrified main line. The Man Family (owners of North Richmond Hill) needed a means of quick access to the City that would allow development of what was then just an out of the way golf course. So a deal was struck. The Richmond Hill Golf Course closed in 1907. By 1909, the new tracks had advanced right down the 7th fairway.
Sources:
- Barry Lewis, Kew Gardens: Urban Village in the Big City, p. 14 (Kew Gardens Council on Recreation and the Arts 1999)
- 1910 picture is courtesy of the Queens Borough Public Library, Long Island Division, Illustrations Collection - Kew Gardens