The depot was wad built as a car barn owned by the Third Avenue Railway in the 1890s, and became the location of the company's central repair shop in 1947, when the 65th Street Shops closed.
The depot was built as the Kingsbridge Car Barn, a streetcar barn owned by the Third Avenue Railway in the 1897. The facility became the location of the company's central repair shop in 1947, when the 65th Street Shops closed.