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Former Bx3, now Bx17, on Prospect Ave. |
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Posted by Joe on Thu May 28 13:13:40 2015 In towns across our country, the name Prospect Avenue has a snooty air, when wealthier people once could live on a higher, airy street. So, what was so great about Prospect Avenue, the 1920's bus route that Surface Transportation operated, now the Bx17? In "History in Asphalt," John McNamara wrote it was named for the fine prospect (view) it afforded of the East River, and of the excursion steamers that sailed past.--- Wikipedia states that the New York Department of Plant and Structures began the route in 1921. As with the Concourse buses, it ran on streets that did not have trolley service and which had residences that provided revenue passengers: Prospect Avenue, Crotona Avenue, and East 187th Street. It connected Belmont with Fordham, and people could ride the bus south to the Prospect movie house near the IRT that then offered three routes downtown, the Lex, the Broadway-7th Avenue, and the el. --- For some reason, the NYCTA moved the northern tip of the line from East 184th Street to Fordham Road. At some point, the southern tip was moved to St. Ann's Avenue, replacing the Bx32. |
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