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Re: Question: Why No Station at 188th Street/Hillside Avenue? |
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Posted by FormerStrapHanger on Wed Aug 16 15:03:29 2017, in response to Question: Why No Station at 188th Street/Hillside Avenue?, posted by Mitch45 on Tue Aug 8 18:02:44 2017. My parents bought their home in Bellerose off of Hillside Ave. in 1941. One of the things they were told at the time was that preliminary plans were in place to extend the subway East as far as the City Line. Obviously, that has never happened.However, growing up in the 60's I could still see evidence that there had been some thought given to the possibility. Hillside Ave. where it intersects Springfield Blvd gets very wide. In the 60's, there was no median - just asphalt. The thought was that this would be the next terminus after 179th St. After that, it would be extended further East as warranted. Notice that Little Neck Parkway widens considerably at Hillside. That was going to a major stop for the line. Just beyond the City Line is a shopping center. That land was vacant up until the early 70's when W.T. Grant first occupied it. Reportedly, that land sat vacant for so long because NYC had an option on it so that they could use it as a layup yard if the subway did get that far. |
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