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Re: 75th Avenue (Re: What Are the Now-Abandoned Stations You Once Used Regularly?) |
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Posted by New Flyer #857 on Sat Mar 13 07:45:00 2021, in response to Re: 75th Avenue (Re: What Are the Now-Abandoned Stations You Once Used Regularly?), posted by murray1575 on Fri Mar 12 18:40:47 2021. I pointed out elsewhere in the thread that 75 Ave is in a geographically-awkward area. The LIRR tracks just a couple of blocks to the south/west of Queens Blvd cut off access to the streets on the other side (there are no crossings right near that station), and the Grand Central Pkwy comes very close to the north/east - it's not practical to walk to the neighborhoods on the other side, nor are there roads with buses feeding the station from the other side.The area around 75 Ave has high rises but only on one side and the commercial activity in my judgement pales in comparison to either Continental or Union Tpke. Austin Street is a prime destination and it becomes purely residential / park south/east of Ascan Ave meaning few if any of the shoppers would be interested in 75 Ave. It's just unfortunate that the location is squeezed in between the LIRR tracks and the Grand Central Pkwy. But as I mentioned earlier I'd only shut it down if development is definitively dead in the area. |
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