Bus Terminal
A bus depot in the Dixie Hotel was in use for twenty-seven years before it closed in early July 1957. Opening in February 1930 the terminal handled 350 buses daily during peak summer seasons. The Central Union Bus Terminal had the largest enclosed loading space of any bus terminal in New York. It occupied the main floor of the hotel and was managed separately. It had entrances on 42nd Street and 43rd Street. The loading platform and waiting room were situated five feet below street level. Buses entered and departed utilizing separate ramps. A turntable with a diameter of thirty-five feet was employed to direct incoming buses to exits. Bus movements were governed by a dispatcher using an electric signaling device. It was called the Short Line Bus Terminal by July 1931. The terminal closed due to an inability to compete with the Port Authority Bus Terminal at 8th Avenue between 40th and 41st Streets.
Another business which was located in the hotel was Max Bachner's laundry. It was given a lease for operation in August 1929.
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