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Posted by Michael549 on Tue Jun 30 14:20:18 2015, in response to Re: ''Lafayette Ave'' Station not on Lafayette Ave, posted by Elkeeper on Tue Jun 30 13:52:47 2015. From a previous message and modified:"Remember that with the planning and building of the IND system in the 1920-30's - the planners OFTEN WERE NOT looking to provide connections to other transit lines but competing with and removing the competition!" The better examples being the 9th Avenue replaced by the 8th Avenue subway, the Sixth Avenue El being replaced by the Sixth Avenue subway; the 53rd Street El crossings being replaced by the 53rd Street subway lines; the Fulton Street El eventually being replaced by the Fulton Street subway; the Second and Third Avenue El's and its connections to Queens being by replaced eventually by the Second Avenue subway and its connections to Queens; etc. There may be a few examples that I've missed. Again this is not about the quality of what was replaced or when, but about some of the thinking in the minds of the planners and builders. Yes, there were several goals of the municipal subway. Mike |
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