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Posted by BrooklynBus on Tue Feb 13 11:32:12 2007, in response to Re: Set Your VCR, posted by GP38/R42 Chris on Tue Feb 13 10:23:51 2007. "Doesn't it look like both sides of Third Ave still have it's buildings that fronted on it?"It looks like you are right about that (at least partially, I'll explain in the last sentence). But with the width of Third Avenue before widening, it's hard to imagine. The four lanes of traffic must have been wider than the width of the Third Avenue El without stations. My guess is that the parkway came right up to the building line, (sort of like the Simpson Street curve on the Number 2), so the reduced light on the street probably also had an impact in the decline of the neighborhood. Also, the article in NYCRoads.com stated that the building of the Expressway included the demolition of a number of exits along Third Avenue. So there must of been portions of Third Avenue not shown in the photo that did make it necessary to demolish one side or both sides of Third Avenue. |
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