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Posted by Fisk Ave Jim on Wed Nov 27 19:54:20 2019 If not a softball, maybe a change up!
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Posted by cortelyounext* on Wed Nov 27 20:22:28 2019, in response to Guess the Location..., posted by Fisk Ave Jim on Wed Nov 27 19:54:20 2019.* 42nd Street - IRT 3rd Avenue?
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Posted by Stephen Bauman* on Wed Nov 27 21:01:45 2019, in response to Guess the Location..., posted by Fisk Ave Jim on Wed Nov 27 19:54:20 2019.* Jamaica Ave - 165th St
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Posted by JayZeeBMT* on Wed Nov 27 21:20:09 2019, in response to Guess the Location..., posted by Fisk Ave Jim on Wed Nov 27 19:54:20 2019.* Jamaica Ave. at 165th Street
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Posted by JayZeeBMT* on Wed Nov 27 21:21:41 2019, in response to Re: Guess the Location..., posted by JayZeeBMT on Wed Nov 27 21:20:09 2019.* In fact, Jamaica Ave/165 St., SE corner. 😂😂😂
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Posted by Elkeeper* on Wed Nov 27 21:35:24 2019, in response to Guess the Location..., posted by Fisk Ave Jim on Wed Nov 27 19:54:20 2019.* When did that Adler Shoe store go out of business in Jamaica?
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Posted by Catfish 44* on Wed Nov 27 21:53:26 2019, in response to Guess the Location..., posted by Fisk Ave Jim on Wed Nov 27 19:54:20 2019.* It kinda has the block, lot, and borough in it.
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Posted by Spider-Pig* on Wed Nov 27 22:00:56 2019, in response to Guess the Location..., posted by Fisk Ave Jim on Wed Nov 27 19:54:20 2019.* 168
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Posted by Catfish 44* on Wed Nov 27 22:30:37 2019, in response to Guess the Location..., posted by Fisk Ave Jim on Wed Nov 27 19:54:20 2019.* the address is 16502 Jamaica ave.
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Posted by Catfish 44* on Wed Nov 27 22:31:45 2019, in response to Guess the Location..., posted by Fisk Ave Jim on Wed Nov 27 19:54:20 2019.* it's a Boston Market now
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Posted by Bill Newkirk* on Thu Nov 28 06:51:13 2019, in response to Re: Guess the Location..., posted by Catfish 44 on Wed Nov 27 22:31:45 2019.* it's a Boston Market now Too bad in didn't become a record store and named Tower Records. LOLOLOLOL Bill Newkirk
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Posted by Catfish 44* on Thu Nov 28 12:34:06 2019, in response to Re: Guess the Location..., posted by Bill Newkirk on Thu Nov 28 06:51:13 2019.* Yeah man it's a shame what it looks like now. It was a handsome building in 1940. Now all those windows are boarded up.
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Posted by Fisk Ave Jim* on Thu Nov 28 13:04:37 2019, in response to Guess the Location..., posted by Fisk Ave Jim on Wed Nov 27 19:54:20 2019.* Yep.... 163rd St & Jamaica Ave is correct.
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Posted by Edwards!* on Thu Nov 28 13:39:57 2019, in response to Guess the Location..., posted by Fisk Ave Jim on Wed Nov 27 19:54:20 2019.* 168th St Jamaica Ave Station.
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Posted by Fisk Ave Jim* on Thu Nov 28 14:40:20 2019, in response to Re: Guess the Location..., posted by Edwards! on Thu Nov 28 13:39:57 2019.* Close.
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Posted by Fisk Ave Jim* on Thu Nov 28 14:41:10 2019, in response to Re: Guess the Location..., posted by Spider-Pig on Wed Nov 27 22:00:56 2019.* 5 Blocks too far east.
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Posted by Kevin from Midwood* on Thu Nov 28 14:47:01 2019, in response to Re: Guess the Location..., posted by Fisk Ave Jim on Thu Nov 28 13:04:37 2019.* 165, not 163.
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Posted by Joe V* on Thu Nov 28 15:01:37 2019, in response to Guess the Location..., posted by Fisk Ave Jim on Wed Nov 27 19:54:20 2019.* It's still there
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Posted by Fisk Ave Jim* on Thu Nov 28 15:18:14 2019, in response to Re: Guess the Location…, posted by Kevin from Midwood on Thu Nov 28 14:47:01 2019.* Thats what I meant.
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Posted by Spider-Pig* on Thu Nov 28 18:18:30 2019, in response to Re: Guess the Location..., posted by Fisk Ave Jim on Thu Nov 28 14:41:10 2019.* I meant the station.
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Posted by Bill Newkirk* on Thu Nov 28 18:49:01 2019, in response to Guess the Location..., posted by Fisk Ave Jim on Wed Nov 27 19:54:20 2019.* Interior photos taken during the E.R.A. "Farewell To The Jamaica el" fantrip (Sept. 11, 1977) Something here for Jersey Mike
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Posted by Fisk Ave Jim* on Thu Nov 28 18:53:57 2019, in response to [PHOTOS] Re: Guess the Location..., posted by Bill Newkirk on Thu Nov 28 18:49:01 2019.* Nice. Thanks for posting!!
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Posted by Elkeeper* on Thu Nov 28 20:28:48 2019, in response to Re: [PHOTOS] Re: Guess the Location..., posted by Fisk Ave Jim on Thu Nov 28 18:53:57 2019.* I wonder what that upper level looks like now!
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Posted by Catfish 44* on Fri Nov 29 05:40:38 2019, in response to [PHOTOS] Re: Guess the Location..., posted by Bill Newkirk on Thu Nov 28 18:49:01 2019.* Wow just wow
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Posted by MainR3664* on Fri Nov 29 14:05:55 2019, in response to [PHOTOS] Re: Guess the Location..., posted by Bill Newkirk on Thu Nov 28 18:49:01 2019.* Awesome!!! Also sad. So from where did they control movements in/out of Queens Blvd from 1977-85?
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Posted by MainR3664* on Fri Nov 29 14:08:09 2019, in response to Guess the Location..., posted by Fisk Ave Jim on Wed Nov 27 19:54:20 2019.* As recently as 2007, there was still an old light fixture hanging from the side of the building where the bridge met it- over the doorway.
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Posted by Edwards!* on Fri Nov 29 18:28:57 2019, in response to [PHOTOS] Re: Guess the Location..., posted by Bill Newkirk on Thu Nov 28 18:49:01 2019.* YES! I definitely remember that place. Pops snuck me in their one Saturday back in 73 after the change over,QJ to J.
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Posted by 3-9* on Sat Nov 30 00:57:52 2019, in response to Re: [PHOTOS] Re: Guess the Location..., posted by Elkeeper on Thu Nov 28 20:28:48 2019.* Probably won't be able to recognize it. No more bathroom tile, no more incandescent light fixtures!
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Posted by Bill Newkirk* on Sat Nov 30 08:25:22 2019, in response to Re: [PHOTOS] Re: Guess the Location..., posted by Edwards! on Fri Nov 29 18:28:57 2019.* YES! I definitely remember that place. Pops snuck me in their one Saturday back in 73 after the change over,QJ to J. Then you must remember this view from the tower with R-27/30's instead of AB's.
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Posted by Spider-Pig* on Sat Nov 30 11:59:46 2019, in response to Re: [PHOTOS] Re: Guess the Location..., posted by 3-9 on Sat Nov 30 00:57:52 2019.* Not necessarily. I think it’s abandoned, so it might well look the same, just without the tower equipment.
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Posted by Edwards!* on Sat Nov 30 12:54:06 2019, in response to Re: [PHOTOS] Re: Guess the Location..., posted by Bill Newkirk on Sat Nov 30 08:25:22 2019.* Most of the trains I saw that day were R9s, not 27/30s.
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Posted by Bill Newkirk* on Sat Nov 30 16:32:22 2019, in response to Re: [PHOTOS] Re: Guess the Location..., posted by Edwards! on Sat Nov 30 12:54:06 2019.* Most of the trains I saw that day were R9s, not 27/30s. Okay, now we're going back to 1970 or so ? Bill Newkirk
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Posted by randyo* on Sat Nov 30 20:09:38 2019, in response to Re: [PHOTOS] Re: Guess the Location..., posted by MainR3664 on Fri Nov 29 14:05:55 2019.* I believe 111 St tower.
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Posted by randyo* on Sat Nov 30 20:16:48 2019, in response to [PHOTOS] Re: Guess the Location..., posted by Bill Newkirk on Thu Nov 28 18:49:01 2019.* That tower has an interesting history. The original interlocking machine was made by Federal Switch and Signal like the original machines at Essex and Chambers Sts. The first of the Federals to go was Essex St which was replaced by a GRS. None of the BMT Tw/M I spoke to recall the Federal but only the GRS. The next to go was 168 St which according to the Tw/M I spoke to there was originally at Gold St tower which was closed circa 1960 when the Dekalb/Gold St interlocking complex was realigned. The Federal machine at Chambers St lasted until the entire interlocking was replaced by the one controlled from the new Essex St master tower.
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Posted by Edwards!* on Sun Dec 1 00:43:44 2019, in response to Re: [PHOTOS] Re: Guess the Location..., posted by Bill Newkirk on Sat Nov 30 16:32:22 2019.* Never left. I said 73..After the change over,when QJ became J. I remember R9s that day, cause that's All I saw along the line. Heck.. even the trains I rode with my dad were R9s!
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Posted by Edwards!* on Sun Dec 1 00:51:52 2019, in response to Re: [PHOTOS] Re: Guess the Location..., posted by Bill Newkirk on Sat Nov 30 08:25:22 2019.* You gotta remember,most 27/30 were swapped out to the M. Basically, the M took over the QJ rolling stock, and the J received All of the M line cars. So, THAT particular Saturday, when I hung out with my father At Work..All I saw, and rode That day was R7/9 trains that He was assigned. As for the tower visit,it wasn't that long. Just in and out to use the bathroom. No big deal.
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Posted by VictorM* on Sun Dec 1 02:45:16 2019, in response to Re: [PHOTOS] Re: Guess the Location..., posted by randyo on Sat Nov 30 20:09:38 2019.* I thought there was a temporary interlocking tower at the west end of Queens Blvd as seen in this photo: (from nycsubway.org)
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Posted by randyo* on Sun Dec 1 17:06:04 2019, in response to Re: [PHOTOS] Re: Guess the Location..., posted by VictorM on Sun Dec 1 02:45:16 2019.* Not sure, but there might have been. When I went out there a couple of times I never bothered to check.
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Posted by MainR3664* on Sun Dec 1 17:52:45 2019, in response to Re: [PHOTOS] Re: Guess the Location..., posted by randyo on Sat Nov 30 20:09:38 2019.* Thank you
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Posted by jailhousedoc* on Mon Dec 2 05:14:54 2019, in response to Re: [PHOTOS] Re: Guess the Location..., posted by randyo on Sat Nov 30 20:09:38 2019.* by the way - does anyone know if there are plans for the J line to be extended past Parsons - Archer ? There was a proposal for the E to be extended on a Long Island Railroad ROW but that plan went bust.
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Posted by VictorM* on Mon Dec 2 05:45:46 2019, in response to Re: [PHOTOS] Re: Guess the Location..., posted by jailhousedoc on Mon Dec 2 05:14:54 2019.* In 1968 the MTA did have plans to extend the J as far as Hollis: (from the Joe Korner web site)
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Posted by jailhousedoc* on Mon Dec 2 07:29:41 2019, in response to Re: [PHOTOS] Re: Guess the Location..., posted by VictorM on Mon Dec 2 05:45:46 2019.* to me with my lack of inside knowledge it seems that the powers that be have money for the things that they want and excuses for everything else. Such an expansion would benefit many people and lessen the congestion on the roads and streets, but those in charge see only what benefits their handlers and no much else. I guess when my grandsons ( ages 6 and 2 ) are elderly then somebody in charge will ' look into building more lines '.
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Posted by Bill Newkirk* on Mon Dec 2 07:35:31 2019, in response to Re: [PHOTOS] Re: Guess the Location..., posted by Edwards! on Sun Dec 1 00:43:44 2019.* After the change over,when QJ became J. I remember R9s that day, cause that's All I saw along the line. Heck.. even the trains I rode with my dad were R9s! This should warm your heart on a cold NY day. (May 16, 1968)
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Posted by Edwards!* on Mon Dec 2 19:47:31 2019, in response to Re: [PHOTOS] Re: Guess the Location..., posted by jailhousedoc on Mon Dec 2 05:14:54 2019.* Yes. There were several plans to extend the line further east, with the one being Queens Village, and the last being Hollis next to the LIRR Hollis Station. Merrick Blvd was the Only station on the extension to be approved, yet never built. It would have at least provided a much better terminal for J trains, since Parsons wasn't supposed to be in the first place.
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Posted by randyo* on Tue Dec 3 01:37:39 2019, in response to Re: [PHOTOS] Re: Guess the Location..., posted by Edwards! on Mon Dec 2 19:47:31 2019.* Merrick Blvd would have been in approximately the same place as the original 168 St station but on Archer instead of Jamaica Av.
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Posted by MainR3664* on Tue Dec 3 11:34:50 2019, in response to Re: [PHOTOS] Re: Guess the Location..., posted by Edwards! on Mon Dec 2 19:47:31 2019.* Maybe one day, with some good leadership, we can actually get that one-station extension done. I mean, aren't there already working tail tracks beyond Parsons/Archer? So all they'd really have to is excavate a station, and MAYBE extend the tunnel a little? Such a new station should be built simply, like a BMT Broadway station, not like Parsons/Archer or on the SAS. I mean, I know this is fantasy. But in an even slightly better world, it would be simple enough.
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Posted by Edwards!* on Tue Dec 3 19:26:27 2019, in response to Re: [PHOTOS] Re: Guess the Location..., posted by MainR3664 on Tue Dec 3 11:34:50 2019.* Yeah,a shallow stop Can be built at Archer and Merrick Blvd. However, anything can be better than a terminal that cuts service in half, from 24 to 12 tph.
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Posted by Andrew Saucci* on Tue Dec 3 21:01:49 2019, in response to Re: [PHOTOS] Re: Guess the Location..., posted by MainR3664 on Tue Dec 3 11:34:50 2019.* If it isn't at least $1 billion for that one station, no way it gets built.
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Posted by Edwards!* on Wed Dec 4 12:59:22 2019, in response to Re: [PHOTOS] Re: Guess the Location..., posted by Andrew Saucci on Tue Dec 3 21:01:49 2019.* Yeah, look no further than Hudson Yards for the prime example of One 2.75 billion dollar one stop rail extension. However, Merrick Blvd doesn't have to be the size of Jamaica Center,or anything like the Second Ave subway stations. It can be a very modest two track one island platform. Small Mezz at each end or a centralized Mezz over the middle of the station,ADA standards. With tail tracks for storage/further extension east...of course.
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Posted by jailhousedoc* on Thu Dec 5 01:02:47 2019, in response to Re: [PHOTOS] Re: Guess the Location..., posted by Edwards! on Tue Dec 3 19:26:27 2019.* the line should be extended all the way down Merrick to and even past Springfield Blvd. - there are numerous bus lines on Merrick alone. A four track subway is in order for that street. Hillside Ave. should have the F line extended from 179th to Little Neck Parkway as was planned in the Second System. My grandsons will be elderly when and if those projects are done.
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