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Posted by William A. Padron on Tue Jan 25 12:06:07 2011, in response to Re: Q About LTV Squad and 76th Street, posted by Randyo on Sun Jan 23 16:17:23 2011. The street name below at Lefferts Boulevard most likely changed from as an "avenue" around the same time when the streets' names were redone starting circa 1915. Yet, up until the IND extension was opened via the Liberty Avenue elevated, all the maps issued and the actual station name remained as "Lefferts Avenue".When the 1958 NYCTA schematic map was issued, the station was listed on the "A" line as "119 St-Lefferts". Yes, I recall the Grant Avenue station as early as 1964-5 of having a platform white directional sign a painted "BLVD" in black letters over what would have been "AVE" for the Lefferts service. As to when I finally was starting to ride the R-10's on the "A" out to Lefferts Boulevard in the early 1970's, all the platform signs had the correct station name signs in white lettering on a blue background, with no trace of any paint that may have been applied to them if they were indeed covering up the "AVE." Of course, the R-10's roll signs, at my earliest recall from the 1960's, had "Fulton-Lefferts Blvd." destination readings (regularly used with worn dirt), while the R-11's had the "Lefferts Avenue" ones. There is currently even a vintage NYCTA official notice posted in one of the R-1/9 museum cars, as seen during the Holiday Train Runs, that announced the 1956 changeover from BMT to IND Division operation via the "A" line to Lefferts, but it states it was going to "Avenue" not "Boulevard". And, an historic aside, the 1939 WPA New York Guide has the street name as "Boulevard", while the el station was "Avenue". -William A. Padron ["K1/K2"] |
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