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Re: 50th St and 8th Ave. C/E station |
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Posted by Wallyhorse on Sat Oct 23 06:21:42 2010, in response to Re: 50th St 8th Ave,, posted by murray1575 on Sat Oct 23 02:23:19 2010. It's well noted the reason there were separate platforms built at 50th was the fact that when the station opened in 1932, what was at the time the "new" MSG (that is still fondly remmbered by old timers) was in fact there, and would be through February 1968 when the current MSG opened (that ironically is now the oldest building currently in use in both the NBA and NHL, and will be for some time to come as it's about to be renovated). That's also why there were exits to 49th Street (with the one on the downtown side re-opened when Worldwide Plaza opened)The one thing that probably should have been done there given that MSG was there at the time the 8th Avenue line was under construction was to make that a two-island platform express stop with a mezzanine on top, A/C platforms on the middle level and on the lower level (three down), side platforms for the E. |
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