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Posted by qveensboro_plaza on Tue Nov 16 15:17:27 2021, in response to One more thing, posted by zac on Tue Nov 16 13:34:13 2021. Here are two 1936 views of the structure at Queensborough Plaza [CLICK TO ENLARGE]. The connection to the proposed Crosstown el is plainly visible at the right of the top photo and the left side of the bottom one. Given that the adjacent property was just a diner and a parking lot, the BMT would have had little trouble acquiring it if needed - but it looks as though the proposed elevated structure connection would have (just barely) cleared the property line. The distinctive open clock tower of the Brewster Building in the left background (now Jet Blue) was still intact - too bad it was ever taken down.You can also see the BMT tail track lead in use in the upper photo -- what appears to be a train of Standards is moving through it:  The lower photo has a lot of forever-lost transit action, with two Steinway Lines trolleys marked "Northern Blvd" passing each other; a third streetcar of a different type in front of them, headed, possibly, to Steinway Street or 31st Street. And finally, on the structure above, the rear cars of a Second Avenue El train taking the curve on their way to Astoria: 
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