All Points West
All
Aboard for ALL POINTS WEST.
Our festival’s name is
inspired by the historical events that occurred at Liberty State Park, Ellis Island and the Central Railroad of
New Jersey Terminal (CRRNJ) located on the festival site. During the 19th and
early 20th centuries, the now abandoned Central Railroad Station at
Liberty State Park
served as the gateway for immigrants on their journey into the
United
States as they
embarked across the country to ALL POINTS WEST. The immigrants of Northern,
Southern, and Eastern Europe purchased tickets and boarded these trains on the
CRRNJ, which then took them to their new homes throughout the
United
States.
The Terminal essentially served these immigrants as an opportunity to the
realization of their hopes and dreams of a new life in America.
Today, Liberty
State
Park continues to serve a vital role in the
New York
Harbor
area. We have chosen the names of our stages for this festival - Blue Comet, Bullet, and Queen of the Valley - from three of the most important trains running through 19th century New Jersey. These trains carried thousands of people from New York, through New Jersey, and onwards, to the rest of the country.
