A view looking to the east at Allentown's historic CNJ station located at Hamilton and South Terminal Streets. Built between 1888 and 1889, the station was constructed jointly by the Central Railroad of New Jersey and the Reading. The Reading shared trackage rights with the CNJ, which itself had gained access to Allentown via the Lehigh and Susquehanna which was leased to the Central Railroad of New Jersey. The property was last operated as a "Banana Joe's" restaurant which opened on Memorial Day in 2001 but closed in September 2007 after a drop-off in patrons. It has remained closed and vacant since then, slowly deteriorating.