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Posted by Michael549 on Mon Jun 29 18:22:25 2015, in response to Re: ''Lafayette Ave'' Station not on Lafayette Ave, posted by Spider-Pig on Mon Jun 29 14:40:31 2015. I'm thinking that it is simpler.When I lived in Brooklyn, the Lafayette Avenue station was my home station and this question brought me back to exploring the old neighborhood via Google Map. The G train station is located on Lafayette Avenue between South Portland Avenue and Fulton Street in Brooklyn. At that location the G-train is traveling UNDER Lafayette Avenue. The A and C trains travel UNDER Fulton Street with local stations in the area. The Lafayette Avenue station has several exits from the mezzanine - Greene Avenue, South Portland Avenue, South Oxford Street, and Hanson Place. All of these exits were originally open at all times - non more major than the others. The Lafayette Avenue station could easily have been called, South Portland Avenue, Greene Avenue, etc. I think that this name was given in order to distinguish this atation from the nearby G-train at Fulton Street. The two station were given the "opposite" names. Now the Clinton-Washington Avenue stations were easily distinguished because one is under Lafayette Avenue and the other is under Fulton Street and far enough away. Just a thought. Mike |
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