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Which would you choose? |
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Posted by Avid Reader on Thu Nov 29 20:35:06 2012 Which would you choose, the trolly, or the el, to cross over the Brooklyn Bridge?   
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Posted by Fulton Frank on Fri Nov 30 04:19:22 2012, in response to Which would you choose?, posted by Avid Reader on Thu Nov 29 20:35:06 2012. Never realized that the tracks were at "grade" level on the BB. |
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Posted by chud1 on Fri Nov 30 05:09:16 2012, in response to Which would you choose?, posted by Avid Reader on Thu Nov 29 20:35:06 2012. el.chud1 |
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Posted by Avid Reader on Fri Nov 30 08:03:30 2012, in response to Which would you choose?, posted by Avid Reader on Thu Nov 29 20:35:06 2012. And on the other side of the Bridge, Park Row Terminal. Is that guy taking a wizz, or a Photo? |
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Posted by GIS Man on Fri Nov 30 08:27:29 2012, in response to Re: Which would you choose?, posted by Avid Reader on Fri Nov 30 08:03:30 2012. Not a good idea to be takin' a wizz near a trolley track!Bob |
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Posted by Avid Reader on Fri Nov 30 08:33:14 2012, in response to Re: Which would you choose?, posted by GIS Man on Fri Nov 30 08:27:29 2012. Especially uphill! |
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Posted by chud1 on Fri Nov 30 15:49:22 2012, in response to Re: Which would you choose?, posted by Avid Reader on Fri Nov 30 08:03:30 2012. a photo and a wizz.chud1 |
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Posted by tunnelrat on Fri Nov 30 18:14:18 2012, in response to Re: Which would you choose?, posted by Avid Reader on Fri Nov 30 08:03:30 2012. it looks like branfords 4573. |
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Posted by tunnelrat on Fri Nov 30 18:16:55 2012, in response to Which would you choose?, posted by Avid Reader on Thu Nov 29 20:35:06 2012. both,a round trip on the EL & a round trip on the trolley. |
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Posted by New Flyer #857 on Fri Nov 30 18:57:27 2012, in response to Which would you choose?, posted by Avid Reader on Thu Nov 29 20:35:06 2012. What's the history here? Were there ever two levels of the bridge? Was the current motor roadway built after the fact, at a lower level than the pedestrians? What forms of transit coexisted on this bridge? |
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Posted by Elkeeper on Fri Nov 30 19:17:00 2012, in response to Which would you choose?, posted by Avid Reader on Thu Nov 29 20:35:06 2012. Fulton el from Atlantic Ave to Park Row; Lexington el from Park Row to Bridge St; Myrtle el from Bridge Street to Sands Street loop; 5th Ave el from Sands Street loop to Bay Ridge, where I parked my time machine. I vote els! |
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Posted by Avid Reader on Fri Nov 30 20:25:59 2012, in response to Re: Which would you choose?, posted by New Flyer #857 on Fri Nov 30 18:57:27 2012. One Level. At either end the auto road, trolley tracks would exit, while the El tracks would head for their terminals, upper on the Brooklyn side, lower level on the Manhattan side.I think ? ? |
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Posted by Lou From Middletown NY on Fri Nov 30 23:03:35 2012, in response to Re: Which would you choose?, posted by Elkeeper on Fri Nov 30 19:17:00 2012. What year, El? I always think that 1939 would be the best year to hit:All of the Brooklyn and most of the Manhattan Els are still operating - yes, the Sixth Ave is gone, but there ARE sacrifices! On the Brooklyn Els, there would be a fair chance catching up with the Green Hornet, Zephyr or maybe even the Bluebird. Brand new Multis - hold on! Q cars right out of the shop Brand new IRT WF cars - hell, the World's Fair itself! And take the IND WF Line back to your hotel. oh gosh, what else - Red cars and Black cars on the H&M...not to mention Hudson Terminal, GG-1s....P54s on the Pennsy Main. Freaking Grand Central and the REAL Pennsylvania Station at the peak of their glory. All the train sheds across the river. Not to mention tons and tons and TONS of real STEAM....everywhere! I could even ride 'home' on the O&W, and back on the Erie. and oh yeah....TROLLEYS....EVERYWHERE :O |
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Posted by BILLBKLYN on Fri Nov 30 23:13:48 2012, in response to Re: Which would you choose?, posted by Avid Reader on Fri Nov 30 08:03:30 2012. I assume this was taken after the el stopped running over the bridge as the trolley is using the inside tracks. |
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Posted by tunnelrat on Sat Dec 1 10:13:53 2012, in response to Re: Which would you choose?, posted by BILLBKLYN on Fri Nov 30 23:13:48 2012. that occured in 1944,the photo states 1940. |
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Posted by randyo on Sat Dec 1 14:39:26 2012, in response to Re: Which would you choose?, posted by Avid Reader on Fri Nov 30 20:25:59 2012. The el tracks were above the trolley tracks on both sides of the bridge. Park Row terminal was elevated and the trolleys were on street level. |
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Posted by Avid Reader on Sat Dec 1 16:58:34 2012, in response to Re: Which would you choose?, posted by randyo on Sat Dec 1 14:39:26 2012. I thought it was the other way around. |
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Posted by randyo on Sat Dec 1 18:27:57 2012, in response to Re: Which would you choose?, posted by Avid Reader on Sat Dec 1 16:58:34 2012. Nope! There are plenty of photos around that show the configuration of both Sands St and Park Row. |
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Posted by Elkeeper on Sat Dec 1 22:55:25 2012, in response to Re: Which would you choose?, posted by Lou From Middletown NY on Fri Nov 30 23:03:35 2012. 1939 would be too late, Lou! I was thinking sometime prior to 11/25/35, when the truncation of Park Row began. Also, by 1939, the Sands Street loop had been closed for several years. So we would probably have to make it a few years earlier. Anyone out there know when the Sands Street loop closed? |
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