W.B.'s Bus Almanac for April 30th

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W.B.'s Bus Almanac for April 30th
Posted by W.B. on Wed Apr 30 14:06:13 2025 April 30, 1967 - The Book of Route Extensions Manhattan, New York Manhattan and Bronx Surface Transit Operating Authority (NYCO Division) Effective as of this date, the northern terminus of Route 1 - Fifth and Madison Avenues (via 135th Street) is extended to 147th Street and Lenox Avenue, thus joining Routes 2 - Fifth and Madison Avenues (via Lenox) and 7 - Broadway, Columbus and Lenox Avenues there. (Source: "Manhattan and Bronx Surface Transit Operating Authority: The First Ten Years" by Bernard Linder. Motor Coach Age, May 1972.) April 30, 1969 - The Book of Route Service Changes The Bronx, New York Manhattan and Bronx Surface Transit Operating Authority (Surface Transit Division) The Bx-3 - Prospect Avenue line is re-routed via Crotona Avenue and Fordham Road effective as of this date. (Source: "Manhattan and Bronx Surface Transit Operating Authority: The First Ten Years" by Bernard Linder. Motor Coach Age, May 1972.)
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Re: W.B.'s Bus Almanac for April 30th
Posted by Snilcher* on Wed Apr 30 14:39:17 2025, in response to W.B.'s Bus Almanac for April 30th, posted by W.B. on Wed Apr 30 14:06:13 2025.* The Bx-3 - Prospect Avenue line is re-routed via Crotona Avenue and Fordham Road effective as of this date. Are you sure this was as of April 30, 1969? The Wikipedia page about Bronx bus history says (under its current designation Bx17) that it was moved off 187th St / Third Ave to Fordham Road in July 1974. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_bus_routes_in_the_Bronx#History_of_current_routes And when I rode the route in early 1969, it was running on the former routing. I don't remember if that was before April 1969 (it probably was), but it seems unlikely to me that it was changed so soon afterward.
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