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Posted by Elkeeper on Sun Aug 25 22:23:51 2013, in response to Re: Essex- Before the IND, posted by 3-9 on Sun Aug 25 21:56:17 2013. Yes, the 6th Ave subway had been planned, as you said. As early as 1922, there were calls by business and real estate interests to tear down the 6th Ave el. All Hylan could do was to get the 58th St spur torn down in 1923. In 1930, another wave of, "Tear it down!", was in the newspapers. But, there was no replacement for the el, so nothing happened until LaGuardia made it a campaign promise. Even so, the City had to reinforce the el structure, when the first phase of the 6th Ave subway was begun- between 40th and 47th streets. that was because the City did not know how long it would take to close the el. Read my other posting about why it was so difficult to shut down the Manhattan els. |
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