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Posted by The I MAN on Sun Dec 27 01:19:16 2009, in response to Re: Future expansion wish list?, posted by Elkeeper on Sat Dec 26 16:34:32 2009. In Stan Fiscler's book about the building of the Subway in the early 1900's, there is a photo taken at Bridge/Jay Streets of the Myrtle Ave and Lexington Ave Els on March 5, 1944, the last day of service over the Brooklyn Bridge. In another oddity, the last outbound train passed through the Bridge Street Station at around noon, not at night. The picture was taken right after the train left the station as work crews were busy severing track connections and installing bumping blocks. Mayor Hylan got his wish. The IND subway had stripped ridership so bad over the bridge that only a thousand or so daily riders used the trains by 1944 sealing their fate. Trolleys, using the former right of way that the El cars used, lasted another six years on the Brooklyn Bridge. |
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