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Posted by IRTRedbirdR33 on Mon May 14 09:03:22 2018 Tuscarora Almanac – May 14, 1885 – The Book of First Runs Brooklyn, New York Brooklyn Elevated Railroad Company The Lexington Avenue El begins operation between Washington-York Streets and Gates Avenue-Broadway. Source: New York Division Bulletin /April 1996, article by Mr. Bernard Linder Tuscarora Almanac – May 14, 1924 – The Book of Last Runs Brooklyn, New York Long Island Railroad Service is discontinued on the Manhattan Beach Branch. Source: New York Division Bulletin /May 2010 Tuscarora Almanac - May 14, 1927 - The Book of First Runs Queens, New York Interborough Rapid Transit Company The Corona Line is extended from 111 Street to Willets Point Boulevard. Tuscarora Almanac - May 14, 1934 - The Book of First Runs Brooklyn, New York Brooklyn-Manhattan Transit Corporation The five section articulated train known as the "Green Hornet” was delivered today to the 38 Street Docks in Brooklyn. It was built by the Pullman-Standard Car Manufacturing Company. After testing it will enter revenue service on the #13 Fulton Street Line. The cars are numbered 7000A-8000B-9000C-8001B-7001A. (They will be re-numbered 7003 A,B,C,B1,A1 in 1937). Tuscarora Almanac - May 14, 1971 - The Book of First Runs Jamaica, New York Long Island Railroad The last of 620 M-1 “Metropolitan” electric MU cars went into service today on the Long Island Railroad. Also on this date the last of the MP-54 electrics were retired. Sources: New York Division Bulletins / June 1971 /May 1996 Larry, RedbirdR33 |
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Posted by trains61 on Mon May 14 12:13:07 2018, in response to Tuscarora Almanac for May 14, posted by IRTRedbirdR33 on Mon May 14 09:03:22 2018. I always wondered why Lexington Ave was so wide compared to the surrounding streets. SubTalk finally explained it!One thing I not seen is any pictures of The Lex running through Pratt Institute. I wonder does anybody have any photos? It still would have been quite the site through our kitchen window. I use to sit for hours at the kitchen window watching The Myrtle Ave El during the winter. Thank you for your daily almanac post. They are greatly appreciated. The Lurkers' Guild |
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Posted by IRTRedbirdR33 on Mon May 14 12:46:43 2018, in response to Re: Tuscarora Almanac for May 14, posted by trains61 on Mon May 14 12:13:07 2018. Thank you for your comments. Larry, RedbirdR33 |
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Posted by jan k. lorenzen on Mon May 14 13:10:21 2018, in response to Re: Tuscarora Almanac for May 14, posted by trains61 on Mon May 14 12:13:07 2018. Plenty of pics of the el running through what became the Pratt campus and following streets, here's but one on line:http://www.oldnycphotos.com/clinhill206.html I really want to see the original configuration of Grand and Myrtle with only the Lex el running straight across Myrtle, and then short time later north Myrtle turning onto the Old Main heading to Park Ave., and the south Myrtle turning onto the Lex heading towards Gates with no track connection between the north & south lines occurring for a while. That intersection saw a couple configuration changes. |
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Posted by Elkeeper on Mon May 14 14:28:47 2018, in response to Re: Tuscarora Almanac for May 14, posted by trains61 on Mon May 14 12:13:07 2018. The original proposed route for the Old Main Line was to have been on Gates Ave, instead of Lexington Ave. |
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Posted by trains61 on Mon May 14 19:15:03 2018, in response to Re: Tuscarora Almanac for May 14, posted by jan k. lorenzen on Mon May 14 13:10:21 2018. Thanks for the link. I should have stated, pictures from the ground of the El passing through Pratt. Or pics from the ground at Dekalb or Willoughby. Pictures of the original configuration heading toward Park Ave. would be very interesting also.The Lurkers` Guild Of Clinton Hill |
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Posted by trains61 on Mon May 14 19:22:15 2018, in response to Re: Tuscarora Almanac for May 14, posted by Elkeeper on Mon May 14 14:28:47 2018. Interesting. Thanks for that tidbit. I`m still wrapping my mind around the B-52 traveling east on Gates Ave. instead of Quincy St.The Lurkers` Guild B-52 |
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Posted by Elkeeper on Tue May 15 14:31:01 2018, in response to Re: Tuscarora Almanac for May 14, posted by trains61 on Mon May 14 19:22:15 2018. Interesting to see that nobody asked WHY that route on Hudson- Park-Grand-Lexington was chosen, as opposed to a full Broadway route, which came in 1888! I let you guys figure that one out! |
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Posted by MainR3664 on Tue May 15 15:28:08 2018, in response to Tuscarora Almanac for May 14, posted by IRTRedbirdR33 on Mon May 14 09:03:22 2018. Thanks as always!! |
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Posted by jan k. lorenzen on Tue May 15 15:40:27 2018, in response to Re: Tuscarora Almanac for May 14, posted by trains61 on Mon May 14 19:15:03 2018. There's a couple photos online that show the DeKalb Ave. station on the Lex looking towards Bed-Stuy on DeKalb Av. Shows what became Pratt Studios where I took Industrial Design classes 30 years after the el came down. The studs for the staircases were still in the sidewalk on Grand when I went there.I do believe I've also seen photos taken from the street looking up Grand towards Myrtle. Not a lot of room for auto traffic between the pillars. Would like to see photos of the structure under where Grand and Myrtle intersected again. When the Myrtle structure was being stripped in 1970 I do believe you could see the tangle of structure at that intersection quite clearly. |
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Posted by jan k. lorenzen on Tue May 15 15:49:45 2018, in response to Re: Tuscarora Almanac for May 14, posted by Elkeeper on Tue May 15 14:31:01 2018. Interesting to note that there was a cable car line on Park Ave. from Grand to Broadway for a few years. Used technology that weren't used by other cable car lines so they wouldn't run into patent issues and the costs involved there. Also the line was funded kind of peculiar also, and a few people made off with the cash and some got caught/jailed when things went kaput.The els radiating from downtown Brooklyn were built by independent competing companies, with some consolidation while construction commenced or shortly after operations began. Fascinating story of all these companies, who funded them, what got built, not built and who sued whom. |
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Posted by randyo on Tue May 15 16:45:49 2018, in response to Re: Tuscarora Almanac for May 14, posted by jan k. lorenzen on Tue May 15 15:40:27 2018. It’s interesting that you mention the lack of street space under the Lex since it was pointed out to me many years ago. Even though Lex was narrow, it never occurred to the builders to place the columns on the sidewalk as was done on Myrtle and a number of other Bkln and Queens el structures. |
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Posted by Elkeeper on Wed May 16 15:30:22 2018, in response to Re: Tuscarora Almanac for May 14, posted by jan k. lorenzen on Tue May 15 15:49:45 2018. That still doesn't explain why Lexington Ave-Park Ave were chosen, instead of Broadway or Myrtle Ave, at the time! |
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Posted by Elkeeper on Wed May 16 15:34:05 2018, in response to Re: Tuscarora Almanac for May 14, posted by randyo on Tue May 15 16:45:49 2018. Lexington Ave was wider than Gates Ave, which had been the original planned route to Grand Ave from Broadway. |
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