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Posted by Elkeeper on Fri Oct 9 13:17:30 2020, in response to Re: Myrtle Avenue EL, posted by MainR3664 on Fri Oct 9 11:20:51 2020. Take a look at the whole picture! When the projects were built, long time residents fled the area, due to increased crime and decreased property values. They had been the backbone of transit ridership for years and years. Apparently, there were not enough working people from the projects to replace that lost ridership. So, patronage declined to the point where rebuilding the el was not worth it. Did you ever ride the Myrtle Ave el at night, before it was torn down?I did and it was scary, believe me! My paternal grandparents lived On Eagle Ave, in the Bronx, about 3 blocks north of the Hub at 149th St & 3rd Ave. Same story there, too. Almost all of the long time residents fled the area, when St Mary's Park Houses went up. The nearby 3rd Ave el held on for only 4 more years than the Myrtle Ave line. |
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