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Posted by
W.B.
on Wed Nov 6 06:36:15 2019
November 6, 1948 - The Book of Route Modifications, Adjustments and Service Changes
Manhattan, New York
New York City Omnibus Corporation
Eighth Avenue Coach Corporation
Surface Transportation Corporation of New York
The first in a series of major Manhattan avenues to one-way traffic over the course of the next two decades (and the only such conversion to be made under the auspices of the Police Department; future such conversions would be under the Department of Traffic which would be founded a few years hence) goes into effect on this date, with Tenth and Amsterdam Avenues between 14th and 71st Streets converted to one-way northbound (except for a 20-foot-wide stretch south of 41st Street leading to the Lincoln Tunnel) and Ninth and Columbus Avenues between 14th and 64th Streets made one-way southbound (except for a 22-foot-wide stretch between 14th and 16th Streets for handling traffic around the Union Railroad freight terminal on Ninth between 14th and 15th Streets). (The conversions of both avenues north of these respective northernmost points will take effect on December 6, 1951.) As a result, changes to the following bus routes (all New York City Omnibus except where indicated) go into effect:
- 7 - Broadway, Columbus and Lenox Avenues: Northbound buses run west on 55th Street to Eighth Avenue, then north on Eighth and Broadway to 65th Street
- 11 (Eighth Avenue Coach) Ninth and Amsterdam Avenues: Northbound buses rerouted west on 15th Street and north on Tenth and Amsterdam Avenues to 71st Street
- 16 - 34th Street Crosstown: Eastbound buses emanating from West 42nd Street Ferry rerouted south on Ninth Avenue between 42nd and 34th Streets
- M-105 (Surface Transportation System) Tenth Avenue: Buses moved to Eleventh and West End Avenues, with northbound buses running east on 68th Street and then north on Amsterdam Avenue to 71st Street where it transitions to Broadway, and southbound buses remaining on Broadway to 69th Street where it travels west to West End Avenue
In addition, some buses of the 14 - 14th Street Crosstown line are rerouted on westbound runs to 15th Street between Ninth and Eleventh Avenues, and on eastbound runs to 16th Street between Tenth and Ninth Avenues.
(Sources: "To Our Patrons" notice from New York City Omnibus Corporation and Eighth Avenue Coach Corporation, dated November 3, 1948; "9th and 10th Aves. 1-Way Streets Starting Nov. 6; Parking Barred" by Joseph C. Ingraham, The New York Times, October 29, 1948; "Bus Line to Quit 10th Ave. Route," The New York Times, October 30, 1948; "New Traffic Plan in Use Saturday," The New York Times, November 4, 1948; "One-Way on Avenues," The New York Times, November 8, 1948; "Annual Report to Stockholders, Employees and the Public, For the Year Ended December 31, 1948," New York City Omnibus Corporation, issued April 1949; "Tenth Avenue Line" by Bernard Linder, New York Division Bulletin, December 2002.)
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