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Posted by Train Dude on Fri Mar 12 10:53:42 2021, in response to Re: What Are the Now-Abandoned Stations You Once Used Regularly?, posted by Avid Reader on Fri Mar 12 08:39:55 2021. Those stairs are for access only. |
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Posted by Q4 on Fri Mar 12 10:55:54 2021, in response to 75th Avenue (Re: What Are the Now-Abandoned Stations You Once Used Regularly?), posted by Mitch45 on Thu Mar 11 14:29:54 2021. Yes I remember being one of those who always groaned when we switched over to the local at 75th Avenue. I would always been surprised when someone either got on or off no matter whether the train was Queens or Manhattan Bound. |
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Posted by William A. Padron on Fri Mar 12 14:22:59 2021, in response to Re: 75th Avenue (Re: What Are the Now-Abandoned Stations You Once Used Regularly?), posted by IRTRedbirdR33 on Fri Mar 12 08:39:52 2021. Checking the book "Tracks of the Independent Subway 1937-1940" published in 2015, the station listed on each platform is typed in as "75th. (Puritan) Ave. South" [Manhattan-bound] and "75th. (Puritan) Ave. North" [Jamaica-bound].I believe that the present 75th Road, away from the north side of the LIRR tracks, was probably once called "Puritan Avenue", where as away from the south side is called that still as "Puritan". Note also, the square exit directional tiles on each eastern end of the station point to 76th Avenue. -William A. Padron ["Homeball L82"] |
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Posted by Stephen Bauman on Fri Mar 12 15:40:45 2021, in response to 75th Avenue (Re: What Are the Now-Abandoned Stations You Once Used Regularly?), posted by Mitch45 on Thu Mar 11 14:29:54 2021. Its pretty clear that 75th Avenue was built simply to put a station about halfway between Union Turnpike and 71st-Continental. There really isn't anything in the area that justified a local station.There wasn't much of anything along Queens Blvd before the subway. 71st Ave before the subway. Union Tpk, just after the subway |
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Posted by Spider-Pig on Fri Mar 12 15:44:37 2021, in response to Re: 75th Avenue (Re: What Are the Now-Abandoned Stations You Once Used Regularly?), posted by William A. Padron on Fri Mar 12 14:22:59 2021. This map confirms your belief. It appears that 75th Avenue, at least that portion which lies south/west of Queens Boulevard was called Atom Place, or Arbor Close, with 75th Road having another old name as Forest Close.This map shows the then unbuilt portion of 75th Avenue east of QB as Atom Street. |
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Posted by Spider-Pig on Fri Mar 12 16:02:00 2021, in response to Re: 75th Avenue (Re: What Are the Now-Abandoned Stations You Once Used Regularly?), posted by Stephen Bauman on Fri Mar 12 15:40:45 2021. You can see the Trylon and Perisphere in the second photo. |
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Posted by Chris R16/R2730 on Fri Mar 12 16:03:16 2021, in response to What Are the Now-Abandoned Stations You Once Used Regularly?, posted by Mitch45 on Wed Mar 10 22:53:29 2021. Queens Blvd/Jamaica Ave.....mostly to xfer to the Q49 to go further into Jamaica. |
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Posted by Chris R16/R2730 on Fri Mar 12 16:04:40 2021, in response to Re: 75th Avenue (Re: What Are the Now-Abandoned Stations You Once Used Regularly?), posted by Elkeeper on Thu Mar 11 14:50:15 2021. Remember when they tried to get people to call it Puritan Ave? |
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Posted by Chris R16/R2730 on Fri Mar 12 16:08:25 2021, in response to Re: 75th Avenue (Re: What Are the Now-Abandoned Stations You Once Used Regularly?), posted by William A. Padron on Fri Mar 12 04:29:03 2021. I only recall them on the pillars, no tile mosaics. |
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Posted by K. Trout on Fri Mar 12 16:29:40 2021, in response to Re: 75th Avenue (Re: What Are the Now-Abandoned Stations You Once Used Regularly?), posted by William A. Padron on Thu Mar 11 17:31:15 2021. Between 71st-Cintinental and 75th Avenue, the measurement is about 2,300 feet in distance length. Between 75th Avenue and Union Turnpike-Kew Gardens, it is about 2,200 feet in distance. The station exits on the extreme ends are even closer, about 1800 feet and 1700 feet, respectively, according to the measuring tool on Google Maps. It's not hard to imagine someone putting up with a slightly longer walk to Union Turnpike or 71 Av to guarantee they can get an E, depending on the time of day. Or even to get a seat on a local starting its run at 71 Av. |
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Posted by randyo on Fri Mar 12 16:43:38 2021, in response to Re: 75th Avenue (Re: What Are the Now-Abandoned Stations You Once Used Regularly?), posted by Spider-Pig on Fri Mar 12 15:44:37 2021. It was probably similar to Continental Avenue which is the original name for 71 Ave and retains its name starting a few blocks S/O Qns Blvd. |
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Posted by randyo on Fri Mar 12 16:49:46 2021, in response to Re: 75th Avenue (Re: What Are the Now-Abandoned Stations You Once Used Regularly?), posted by Chris R16/R2730 on Fri Mar 12 16:08:25 2021. Something slightly similar used to be the case with Bay Ridge Ave on the 4 Av Line. Most of the locals in Bay ridge refer to the street by its old number 69 St, But years ago the only reference to it was the “69” on the columns in the station. |
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Posted by Elkeeper on Fri Mar 12 16:51:15 2021, in response to Re: 75th Avenue (Re: What Are the Now-Abandoned Stations You Once Used Regularly?), posted by randyo on Fri Mar 12 16:49:46 2021. And on the signs to the 69th St Ferry. |
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Posted by randyo on Fri Mar 12 17:28:48 2021, in response to 75th Avenue (Re: What Are the Now-Abandoned Stations You Once Used Regularly?), posted by Mitch45 on Thu Mar 11 14:29:54 2021. The groan from the passengers was probably not due to the stop at 75 Av, but rather from the realization their train was now going to go local all the way to 179 St with 4 additional stops. |
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Posted by Q4 on Fri Mar 12 17:45:26 2021, in response to Re: 75th Avenue (Re: What Are the Now-Abandoned Stations You Once Used Regularly?), posted by randyo on Fri Mar 12 17:28:48 2021. Randyo, you got a good point there but stopping at 75th Avenue just made it worst. At least people actually got off at the other stops. The stop at 75th Ave. just seemed so useless. |
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Posted by murray1575 on Fri Mar 12 18:34:03 2021, in response to Re: 75th Avenue (Re: What Are the Now-Abandoned Stations You Once Used Regularly?), posted by randyo on Thu Mar 11 19:07:22 2021. After the first subways were built they were so heavily used that the engineers looked for ways to speed up the service and increase capacity. That's why the IND stations are spaced further apart than those on the IRT and BMT. The IND stations were also built with 600' long platforms from day one so 10 car trains could be run. |
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Posted by murray1575 on Fri Mar 12 18:40:47 2021, in response to Re: 75th Avenue (Re: What Are the Now-Abandoned Stations You Once Used Regularly?), posted by Bill Newkirk on Thu Mar 11 15:49:47 2021. I often wondered why this station doesn't get more usage although it is between two express stations. The area around it is heavily developed and there are businesses on both sides of Queens Blvd. as there are from Long Island City to Jamaica thanks to the IND subway. |
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Posted by Fisk Ave Jim on Fri Mar 12 18:57:26 2021, in response to Re: 75th Avenue (Re: What Are the Now-Abandoned Stations You Once Used Regularly?), posted by Q4 on Fri Mar 12 17:45:26 2021. But nobody knew that when they built it. |
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Posted by Jeff Rosen on Fri Mar 12 20:25:45 2021, in response to What Are the Now-Abandoned Stations You Once Used Regularly?, posted by Mitch45 on Wed Mar 10 22:53:29 2021. If you change the subject from "regularly" to "Occasionally" here is my list:
(I'm not sure if Ditmas on the Culver counts as the platform is not abandoned and still used) |
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Posted by Jeff Rosen on Fri Mar 12 20:31:03 2021, in response to Re: What Are the Now-Abandoned Stations You Once Used Regularly?, posted by Bill Newkirk on Thu Mar 11 16:06:47 2021. I liked riding the Culver and the Franklin Shuttles just to ride the Standards when I didn't know the Canarsie Line still had Standards. When I finally found out I rode the LL instead! |
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Posted by Jeff Rosen on Fri Mar 12 20:36:32 2021, in response to 75th Avenue (Re: What Are the Now-Abandoned Stations You Once Used Regularly?), posted by Mitch45 on Thu Mar 11 14:29:54 2021. I've used 75th Av occasionally on Sundays when you don't have to pay the parking meters. I try to find a spot for the Union Turnpike Station on Queens Blvd and if there isn't a spot I continue west on the Queens Blvd service road and sometimes I go as far as 75th Av and sometimes Continental. And when I find a spot I go to the nearest station. |
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Posted by Steve B-8AVEXP on Fri Mar 12 20:39:40 2021, in response to Re: 75th Avenue (Re: What Are the Now-Abandoned Stations You Once Used Regularly?), posted by IRTRedbirdR33 on Fri Mar 12 08:39:52 2021. My 1948 Hagstrom's IND map includes this footnote: "Note: F trains do not stop at Sutphin Blvd., Van Wyck Blvd. or 75th (Puritan) Ave."75th Ave. is one of the few local stops along the I Love Lucy Line that has I-beams spaced five feet apart along its entire length. They are arranged in the same manner as Roosevelt Ave. - a heavier I-beam every 15 feet and two smaller I-beams in between. |
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Posted by randyo on Fri Mar 12 20:42:13 2021, in response to Re: 75th Avenue (Re: What Are the Now-Abandoned Stations You Once Used Regularly?), posted by Fisk Ave Jim on Fri Mar 12 18:57:26 2021. True. It may have been possible that at one time, there was sufficient ridership, but people move and neighborhoods change. In Manhattan the IND like the IRT has stations at both 168 St and 181 St but the IND chose to add an additional station at 175 St supposedly to serve the GW Bridge even though at the time the Jersey bus terminals were closest to 168 St station. |
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Posted by randyo on Fri Mar 12 20:44:46 2021, in response to Re: 75th Avenue (Re: What Are the Now-Abandoned Stations You Once Used Regularly?), posted by murray1575 on Fri Mar 12 18:34:03 2021. Actually most IND stations were built with 660’ long platforms to allow for 11 car trains which were run for a while in the 1950s. The older IND rulebooks contained a list of all the stations that were shorter than 660’ in length. |
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Posted by b1bus on Fri Mar 12 20:59:11 2021, in response to Re: What Are the Now-Abandoned Stations You Once Used Regularly?, posted by Mitch45 on Thu Mar 11 14:06:16 2021. I was on that tour also. |
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Posted by Henry R32 #3730 on Fri Mar 12 21:31:44 2021, in response to 75th Avenue (Re: What Are the Now-Abandoned Stations You Once Used Regularly?), posted by Mitch45 on Thu Mar 11 14:29:54 2021. I have used 75th avenue. There is a Japanese grocery store on Austin St that is slightly closer to 75th than Continental.That said... yeah pretty useless. I would argue the weekend Es should run express like the weekday ones to save on power consumption costs (accelerating from a dead stop is expensive). Yes this means they will need to change how they park trains, instead of pulling from Jamaica Yard the weekend daytime trains should be pulled from the express tracks through Briarwood and 75th. |
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Posted by LuchAAA on Fri Mar 12 21:38:51 2021, in response to Re: 75th Avenue (Re: What Are the Now-Abandoned Stations You Once Used Regularly?), posted by Henry R32 #3730 on Fri Mar 12 21:31:44 2021. Which grocery store is Japanese?The one right on the corner of Austin and Ascan? |
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Posted by LuchAAA on Fri Mar 12 21:44:08 2021, in response to Re: 75th Avenue (Re: What Are the Now-Abandoned Stations You Once Used Regularly?), posted by Henry R32 #3730 on Fri Mar 12 21:31:44 2021. If the IND had not built 75th Ave I guess some of those tall apartments would not have been built.When you look at how densely populated the area is you can see why they might have figured higher ridership there. |
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Posted by Avid Reader on Fri Mar 12 21:49:02 2021, in response to Re: What Are the Now-Abandoned Stations You Once Used Regularly?, posted by Train Dude on Fri Mar 12 10:53:42 2021. Thank you |
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Posted by Henry R32 #3730 on Fri Mar 12 21:51:35 2021, in response to What Are the Now-Abandoned Stations You Once Used Regularly?, posted by Mitch45 on Wed Mar 10 22:53:29 2021. My list is short for the NYC area:-South Ferry Outer Loop -Pre-9/11 Cortland St and WTC PATH station -Northbound Canal St J Platform Beyond that, only the 70s era low platform Albany-Rensselaer station did I use regularly until it was replaced with the current one just south of it. I watched the last train depart from it, a very delayed Chicago-Bound Lake Shore Limited. An employee took the TV used as a departure board home after verifying it could tune normal channels. Stations I visited (as in, got on/off) at least once before closing: NJT: Harmon Cove, Arlington, Rowe St T: elevated North Station on the Green Line Did anyone here use Ball Park or the consolidated stations on SIR? |
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Posted by Henry R32 #3730 on Fri Mar 12 21:53:08 2021, in response to Re: 75th Avenue (Re: What Are the Now-Abandoned Stations You Once Used Regularly?), posted by LuchAAA on Fri Mar 12 21:38:51 2021. Correct, that one. It's small but has things that are often out of stock in Manhattan stores. |
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Posted by LuchAAA on Fri Mar 12 22:04:49 2021, in response to Re: 75th Avenue (Re: What Are the Now-Abandoned Stations You Once Used Regularly?), posted by Henry R32 #3730 on Fri Mar 12 21:53:08 2021. Yes. That store has great service.And that part of Forest Hills was supposed to be a piece of Manhattan in Queens. There was even a Gristede supermarket on that block. I can see why 75th was built. |
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Posted by New Flyer #857 on Sat Mar 13 07:36:07 2021, in response to Re: 75th Avenue (Re: What Are the Now-Abandoned Stations You Once Used Regularly?), posted by K. Trout on Fri Mar 12 16:29:40 2021. Visions of crowding could have played a part too. Seems the trend was to imagine Queens Blvd as practically being in Manhattan. They could well have imagined that 75 Ave would have been very necessary for keeping the crowds at the adjacent stations under control. Turns out it wasn't (at least hasn't been yet) but with even just a little bit of a different style of development in the area, it could have been. |
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Posted by New Flyer #857 on Sat Mar 13 07:45:00 2021, in response to Re: 75th Avenue (Re: What Are the Now-Abandoned Stations You Once Used Regularly?), posted by murray1575 on Fri Mar 12 18:40:47 2021. I pointed out elsewhere in the thread that 75 Ave is in a geographically-awkward area. The LIRR tracks just a couple of blocks to the south/west of Queens Blvd cut off access to the streets on the other side (there are no crossings right near that station), and the Grand Central Pkwy comes very close to the north/east - it's not practical to walk to the neighborhoods on the other side, nor are there roads with buses feeding the station from the other side.The area around 75 Ave has high rises but only on one side and the commercial activity in my judgement pales in comparison to either Continental or Union Tpke. Austin Street is a prime destination and it becomes purely residential / park south/east of Ascan Ave meaning few if any of the shoppers would be interested in 75 Ave. It's just unfortunate that the location is squeezed in between the LIRR tracks and the Grand Central Pkwy. But as I mentioned earlier I'd only shut it down if development is definitively dead in the area. |
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Posted by William A. Padron on Sat Mar 13 07:58:27 2021, in response to Re: 75th Avenue (Re: What Are the Now-Abandoned Stations You Once Used Regularly?), posted by randyo on Fri Mar 12 20:42:13 2021. The IND also chose to build a station at 163rd Street along Saint Nicholas Avenue, and that location was originally constructed four blocks from its northern end exit/entrance to the southern end exit/entrance for the 168th Street station [at 167th Street]. Both of those each are closed and sealed off.-William A. Padron ["<-161-<"] |
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Posted by William A. Padron on Sat Mar 13 08:08:06 2021, in response to Re: 75th Avenue (Re: What Are the Now-Abandoned Stations You Once Used Regularly?), posted by New Flyer #857 on Sat Mar 13 07:36:07 2021. Well, there are some passengers near the 67th Avenue station, including one that I know of personally, would rather use the express train service offered and stopping at 71st-Continental, by walking to/from there, before departing and/or arriving there. Probably they do not want to deal with the "conga line" at 67th Avenue or such, when the "M" and "R' trains are waiting for their turn to enter 71st-Continental.-William A. Padron ["<-70th Road-<"] |
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Posted by William A. Padron on Sat Mar 13 08:15:56 2021, in response to Re: 75th Avenue (Re: What Are the Now-Abandoned Stations You Once Used Regularly?), posted by randyo on Fri Mar 12 20:44:46 2021. And in 1953, the 75th Avenue station was one of six of them on the QBL as reported of having their platforms extended to hold those 11-car trains, which operated basically on weekday schedules. You can see the work at that station on the western ends of the platforms, particularly with the tile work that was placed there.-William A. Padron ["75th Ave"] |
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Posted by murray1575 on Sat Mar 13 18:59:01 2021, in response to Re: 75th Avenue (Re: What Are the Now-Abandoned Stations You Once Used Regularly?), posted by randyo on Fri Mar 12 20:44:46 2021. And of course there is the northbound platform at 34th St-6th Ave which can hold at least 12 cars if not more. |
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Posted by Steve B-8AVEXP on Sat Mar 13 19:52:32 2021, in response to Re: 75th Avenue (Re: What Are the Now-Abandoned Stations You Once Used Regularly?), posted by murray1575 on Sat Mar 13 18:59:01 2021. I don't know how many times I would go to the northern end of that platform, only to have to hustle when a 10-car D train would stop right at that interlocking signal on the platform. Force of habit, I suppose.:) |
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Posted by randyo on Sun Mar 14 17:40:25 2021, in response to Re: 75th Avenue (Re: What Are the Now-Abandoned Stations You Once Used Regularly?), posted by William A. Padron on Sat Mar 13 07:58:27 2021. I figure that 163 St was added in to break up the distance between 168 St ant 155 St. Similarly with 81 St CPW to close the distance between 86 St and 72 St although in that case, 81 St also served a dual purpose since it is right by the Museum of Natural History. |
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Posted by randyo on Sun Mar 14 17:47:12 2021, in response to Re: 75th Avenue (Re: What Are the Now-Abandoned Stations You Once Used Regularly?), posted by murray1575 on Sat Mar 13 18:59:01 2021. Although the platforms can hold 12 cars, back in the 1960s, the leaving home signals on the N/B tks were moved back away from the N/E of the platform. effectively shortening the usable platform space. |
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Posted by Union Tpke on Tue Mar 16 16:08:06 2021, in response to Re: What Are the Now-Abandoned Stations You Once Used Regularly?, posted by IRTRedbirdR33 on Fri Mar 12 08:53:14 2021. That is indeed what they are for. |
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Posted by Union Tpke on Tue Mar 16 16:12:43 2021, in response to Re: 75th Avenue (Re: What Are the Now-Abandoned Stations You Once Used Regularly?), posted by William A. Padron on Sat Mar 13 08:15:56 2021. I had always wondered which side the platform extensions were done on, and suspected that it was on the western side. |
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Posted by William A. Padron on Tue Mar 16 16:25:49 2021, in response to Re: 75th Avenue (Re: What Are the Now-Abandoned Stations You Once Used Regularly?), posted by Union Tpke on Tue Mar 16 16:12:43 2021. At least at 75th Avenue, the platform extensions should be on the western ends of the station. If you look there on the Jamaica-bound side, the side wall tile work looks a bit newer, without the advertising inserts plus an overhead beam shadowing the lights.Also, on the I-beam track pillars, any existent vintage station sign installed there on that extension end has a slightly variant of the font from the 1936 ones, and a great amount of them could be seen there too. -William A. Padron ["75th Ave."] |
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Posted by Joe V on Tue Mar 16 16:43:25 2021, in response to Re: 75th Avenue (Re: What Are the Now-Abandoned Stations You Once Used Regularly?), posted by Union Tpke on Tue Mar 16 16:12:43 2021. Weren't IND platforms all 10 or 11 cars long to start with ? |
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Posted by murray1575 on Tue Mar 16 17:57:53 2021, in response to Re: 75th Avenue (Re: What Are the Now-Abandoned Stations You Once Used Regularly?), posted by randyo on Sun Mar 14 17:47:12 2021. I forget why those platforms were much longer than the ones on the southbound side. However this part of the 6th Ave. line was difficult and expensive to build due to the other existing tunnels in the area including the BMT line, the PRR, and one of the city's water tunnels. The 6th Ave. elevated was still running until 1938 and it had to be underpinned too while the subway which would replace it was being built underneath it. |
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Posted by b/p rupture on Thu Mar 18 17:13:00 2021, in response to Re: 75th Avenue (Re: What Are the Now-Abandoned Stations You Once Used Regularly?), posted by Spider-Pig on Fri Mar 12 16:02:00 2021. You can see the Trylon and Perisphere in the second photo.The parachute jump is visible as well. |
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Posted by Hamilton Express on Fri Mar 19 11:43:28 2021, in response to What Are the Now-Abandoned Stations You Once Used Regularly?, posted by Mitch45 on Wed Mar 10 22:53:29 2021. The outer platforms at 96th Street on the 7th Avenue Line when I was a child before the entry was centralized (you can still use the underpass that connected them), Track 3 of the 42nd Street Shuttle at both stops and the South Ferry Loop. |
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Posted by MainR3664 on Fri Mar 19 12:38:32 2021, in response to What Are the Now-Abandoned Stations You Once Used Regularly?, posted by Mitch45 on Wed Mar 10 22:53:29 2021. South Ferry Outer Loop.I used it very often. |
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Posted by randyo on Fri Mar 19 18:30:14 2021, in response to Re: 75th Avenue (Re: What Are the Now-Abandoned Stations You Once Used Regularly?), posted by Joe V on Tue Mar 16 16:43:25 2021. Most were, but as I mentioned in another post, there were a few that weren’t and the pre unification IND rule book even has a slit of those that weren’t. |
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