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Posted by GP38/R42 Chris on Mon Aug 1 10:45:22 2005, in response to Interesting Find, posted by Ian Lennon on Mon Aug 1 00:25:43 2005. I have not looked at that website lately, but do know the photos you mean. I don't know which one they are off hand (and don't have time to go looking for the photos on that site right now), but there are a few station shells that were built for the IND Second System that were never completed.Because of WWII, the IND Second System's grand plans were scrapped. However, when much of the current IND was built, they were anticipating the IND Second System lines to be built, so the partially built provisions for the future planned lines. There is a station shell at the IND Utica Ave station on the Fulton line. It was for the planned, but never built Utica Ave station. Assumingly, the station would have been called "Fulton St". it's as long as the current Utica Ave is wide. That's one location. Another station shell that exists is for the IND South 4th Street station, which is at the G's Broadway station. The South 4th Street subway was to be a 6 track station like Hoyt-Schermerhorn. It too is built the width of a 6 track station, although only as long as the Broadway station is wide. There are a few more here and there (I think one at East Bway on the F, and a few other places) have provisons built too. Again, I haven't looked at the photos, but I believe I remember them being the Utica-Fulton station shell off hand. |
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