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Posted by Joe on Tue May 12 14:16:08 2015 Looking at BusChat this morning, I hoped to find something other than the Bites from Sheepshead.--- If I may go to the other end of creation, it's remarkable that the Bx1 and Bx2 have stayed the same for almost 90 years, my guess. Earliest photos show the route number without the prefix. I recall another photo showing the upper deck with a central longitudinal bench over the heads of passengers of the aisle below. My memory begins with the 1940's, when Bx1 and its rather new GM's loaded eastbound on West 231 St., then climbed Kingsbridge Heights via Albany Crescent and Heath Avenue, passing the old 50th precinct station house. At the top, the Bx2, which we never rode, began. --- Bx1 u-turned at 138th Street, and loaded near the Mott Haven station of the New York Central. Bx2 went to The Hub. Both now go to 138th and 3rd. --- A few years back, both northbound routes lost their passage rights in front of DeWitt Clinton HS. They now must detour to Mosholu Pkwy for a long block and then join Sedgwick Avenue at a crazy intersection. --- Concourse buses have their allure. A passenger may remain at street level without descending into the mazes and unprotected corners of the D train station. When you ride it, the bus seems slow, but the D also seems to lumber along without rapid transit speed. --- I recommend the book, "Boulevard of Dreams," by Constance Rosenblum. |
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