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Chuck,
Nice looking map... which made me think how many banks in this area have disappeared like:
Chemical Bank
Bank of New York
Manufacturers Hanover
Fleet
Bowery Savings Bank
Manhattan Savings Bank
Marine Midland
Tom
The map is dated 1939 and is a year before the Board of Transportaion came to be and took over the subways, trolleys and busses. The 6th ave El is gone but the other three Manhattan Els as well as all the Brooklyn Els are still with us. The map also shows the Yonkers Branch of the New York Central and the New York Westchester and Boston.There was a ferry from 39th st Brooklyn to Staten Island.
Laguardia and Islewild Airports are in the future and the 6th ave Subway is under construction. The A Train in Brooklyn only reached to Rockaway Ave. The Battery Tunnel is in the future and the Midtown tunnel is not shown
Lastly the Worlds Fair is shown along withe now gone IND connections from Queens Blvd.
Great Mao
