Since 1885
Our Story
A Lenape word for "Wolf-Clan People" became the world's word for formal evening wear.
The Building
140 Years of
Continuous Rail Service
In 1885, architect Bruce Price designed a railroad station at the foot of the Ramapo Mountains. Swiss Chalet style — colorful stained glass, tin ceilings, ornamental woodwork columns and brackets.
Today it's the only stop on the Port Jervis Line that still has its original 1880s station. The platform benches are still stamped "Erie." The stained glass still catches the morning light the same way it did when Emily Post — Bruce Price's daughter — walked through these doors.
In 2009, a meticulous ~$1 million restoration returned the station to its 1886 appearance. 4,500 square feet of genuine Vermont slate roof. Copper valleys and gutters. Original doors and ornamental woodwork recreated by Braga Woodworks.
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Tuxedo Park
The Town That Named
the Tuxedo
Pierre Lorillard IV — heir to the oldest tobacco company in America — acquired ~5,000 acres of Ramapo wilderness in the 1880s. Some of it, legend says, won in a poker game.
In fall 1885, he hired Bruce Price to build an entire community from scratch. 1,800 Italian and Slovak laborers completed 30 miles of roads, a water and sewer system, a telephone system, a police station, a clubhouse, 40 buildings, and 19 mansion "cottages" — all in 9 months.
At the Tuxedo Club's Autumn Ball in October 1886, young Griswold Lorillard and friends appeared in tailless dress coats with scarlet satin vests. Society was scandalized. Then it was conquered.
Tuxedo Park became America's first gated community. Residents included J.P. Morgan, William Waldorf Astor, the Vanderbilt and Harriman families.
The name itself comes from the Lenape language — tukwsitu, meaning "place of the Wolf-Clan People."
Emily Post
Grew up here, in a cottage her father Bruce Price designed. Her 1922 Etiquette codified the manners she absorbed in Tuxedo society.
Alfred Lee Loomis
Ran a private physics lab here in the 1930s. Einstein, Fermi, and Bohr visited. His microwave radar work arguably won WWII.
Harriman Park
Mrs. W.A. Harriman donated 10,000 acres + $1M in 1910 to create the park that draws thousands to Tuxedo annually.
Key Moments
The Station Is Built
Architect Bruce Price designs the Tuxedo Park railroad station in Swiss Chalet style for the Erie Railroad. Stained glass, tin ceilings, ornamental woodwork.
The Tuxedo Is Born
At the Tuxedo Club's Autumn Ball, Griswold Lorillard ditches coat tails for a shorter jacket. Society is scandalized. Then conquered. The 'tuxedo' enters American English.
Secret Science
Alfred Lee Loomis runs a private physics lab in his Tuxedo mansion. Einstein, Fermi, and Bohr visit. His team's radar research becomes decisive in WWII.
National Register
The station is listed on the National Register of Historic Places as 'Tuxedo Park Railroad Station.'
Meticulous Restoration
~$1 million restoration to original 1886 appearance. Vermont slate roof, copper gutters, recreated woodwork, preserved stained glass and tin ceiling.
The Station Opens
Christie Ross brings Tin Can's house-made ethos to the historic station. Espresso, pastries, and community — the warmth it was waiting for.
The People
Christie & Tin Can
Tin Can Confections + Cocktails started with styled carts — beautiful, vintage-inspired dessert and cocktail carts that Christie Ross brought to weddings, corporate events, and private parties. Then came the pop-ups. Then the farmers markets. Then the custom pies that people started ordering year-round.
The Station is Tin Can's first permanent home. Every pastry is baked from scratch. The syrups are made in-house. The pimento cheese, the citrus vinaigrette, the poached pear syrup — all real, all made here.
When Christie found this building — this restored 1885 train station, with its stained glass and tin ceilings and benches still stamped "Erie" — she knew. The building had been waiting for something like this. A place to gather. A reason to linger. Coffee, community, and a really good croissant.
In the Press
"Bergen County baker gives NY train station new life as espresso cafe"Read in Daily Voice