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The Morgan General Mail Facility and the Presence of Abraham Lincoln

Abraham Lincoln’s Special Inaugural Train at the Hudson River Railroad Depot, 1861. From Frank Leslie’s Illustrated Newspaper, courtesy the Library of Congress
Abraham Lincoln’s Special Inaugural Train at the Hudson River Railroad Depot, 1861. From Frank Leslie’s Illustrated Newspaper, courtesy the Library of Congress
The NY Central & Hudson River Railroad 30th Street Station, April 6, 1902, looking West. Photo: The New-York Historical Society
The NY Central & Hudson River Railroad 30th Street Station, April 6, 1902, looking West. Photo: The New-York Historical Society
Morgan Parcel Post, 1933. Photo: West Side Improvement Project Brochure
Morgan Parcel Post, 1933. Photo: West Side Improvement Project Brochure
The Morgan Postal Facility, photo by George Fuller. Kalmbach Publishing
The Morgan Postal Facility, photo by George Fuller. Kalmbach Publishing
Entrance for mail trains to the Morgan General Mail Facility on the abandoned High Line, March 2012. Photo: Annik LaFarge, author of On the High Line
Entrance for mail trains on the abandoned High Line, March 2012
Aerial shot of the Morgan Mail Facility, October 2012. Photo: Annik LaFarge, author of On the High Line
Aerial shot of the Morgan Mail Facility & green roof, October 2012
Plants on the Morgan’s green roof, spring 2013. Photo: Annik LaFarge, author of On the High Line
Plants on the Morgan’s green roof, spring 2013
A new family of Canada geese makes its home on the Morgan’s green roof, May 2013. Photo: Photo: Annik LaFarge, author of On the High Line
A new family of Canada geese makes its home on the Morgan’s green roof, May 2013
The modern addition to the Morgan General Mail Facility, March 2012. Photo: Annik LaFarge, author of On the High Line
The modern addition to the Morgan General Mail Facility, March 2012
Morgan Mail Facility's green roof, from the top of the Empire State Building, August 2013. Photo: Annik LaFarge, author of On the High Line
Morgan Mail Facility’s green roof, looking west from the top of the Empire State Building, August 2013
Aerial shot of the Morgan Mail Facility roof garden, Moynihan Connector and Tenth Avenue Spur, August 2023. Photo: Annik LaFarge, author of On the High Line
Aerial shot of the Morgan Mail Facility roof garden, August 2023