Old New York

Love this pic of Astoria

 

 

Really like this thread! I know diddly squat about NY, but I do love history.

Bens photos illustrate the magnanimity of the Grand Central Project. It went on for about 10 years and construction was undertaken while trains continued to operate and use the terminal. When enough of the new depressed station facility was completed, it was put into operation and the construction actibity moved westward on the site. It was indeed a remarkable engineering and construction feat of Modern times. The last photo is interesting as it shows the Park Ave roadways and the bridges used for the crosstown streets .These are still in place today even though the entire terminal area is below ground and covered over.

Construction photo

 

 

 

Some R46's being delivered at Erie Lackawanna's Hoboken Yard

 

 

 

And some old pics of East New York Yard.  That R11 all by itself is probably gapped and waiting for third rail jumpers

 

 

 

And this is a brand spanking new Situation Board at Euclid Ave in 1948

 

 

LeavE it to Ben to come up with the Gems.

 

 

 

 

Interesting view of the entrance to the yard. The train is a set of BRT convertible gate cars most likely in service on the Lexington ave El. This would date the photo to 1950 or earlier. The Lexington ave route started at Eastern Parkway and operated on the Jamaica E; to about Gates ave. It tirned of onto its namesake El line down to Grand Street where it tuned onto the Myrtle ave Line to Brifge and Jay street. Before 1944 this train would run over the Brooklyn Bridge to Park Row.

 

 

 

Thats quite a collection of Equipment in the yard. There are standards, R-10s? , R-16s probably near new here, some more gate cars and the R-11 Ben Mentioned. This is [rpba;y about 1957 and those Gate cars were probaby once at work on the Myrtle Ave line but now replaced by the Q cars.

 

 

 

interesting early photo. The Dime savings Bank was yet to rise on the right hand side of the plaza which itself is yet to be completed. Washington Plaza to the right is still waiting the statue of General Washington on his mount'.

 

 

 

 

Here is the construction photo on the Manhattan side at Delancey Street. I love the horse drawn vehicle on the roadway heading to brooklyn. Weren't many motorized vehicles back about 1906. Construction is underway for the rapid transit facilities. There were two trolley lines and the BRT EL now Jamaica Line. Looks like an El car is in the construction area. When I look at the framework above the construction, i cant help wonder if the BRT originally contemplated an El in Manhattan.

 

 

 

This photo shows the Brooklyn side of the Bridge. Both Bridge Plaza and Washington Plaza are complete. The Bridge roadways are operational as well as trolleys of the BRT on the left and the New York railway ( Green Line). This one was closed in the early 1930s . The company was taken over by what became a New York City Icon, The Fifth Ave Coach company. The slogan was " Go the Motor Coach Way". This company itself is long gone from the New York City Transit scene.

I really love all the old pictures even though I know nothing about the history of the particular area.

 

Thanks to all who have posted here.

A Little Christmas in New York

 

The R-1 R-9 set was out and about 

 

 

 

The Tree at Rockefeller Center would be a destination if you are riding the <useum Train

 

 

 

 

Heres a New York thing!! Bringing the tree home on the Subway

 

 

 

Some Santas on the way in the Subway

 

 

 

 

Sometimes the Grafitti carried a festive message

 

 

 

 

And at the end of the day , the Santas arrived Safe and Sound on New York's Subway System

 

 

 

Wishing all on the Forum a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year

Here are two that are hard to identify

 

Thanks to all the contributors for the wonderful photos and memories of how it was.

Scotie

One of my favorite threads....love these old pictures!

 

Alan

HiBen

 

Merry Christmas !

 

Ill take a shot at the photos, either the Fulton St EL or Mrtyle Ave EL

 

86th street in Bensonhurst?

Nope 86 street has three tracks, the support posts are in the street and the support posts aren't lattice.

Nope  It is Brooklyn though

Brighton Beach Line

A few more from the same El   Love the wood platforms and unprotected third rail

Ok Forum Detectives. You haven't cracked the case yet but Ben has given you several clues.

1. Its Bens favorite El line in Brooklyn, close to home.

2. In the pictures posted in the second post, Ben has showed us locations at both the North end and the South end of the area of interest. The photos can also identify the line as well

3. The El in question had center platforms.

4. The locations identified are stops on this El in the area of interest

 

Can you guess Now? I think I know the locations but lets see if any of the forumites know the locations with all the hints

 

 

I posted pics of this el earlier in the thread.  There is a highway there now

 

Hello Ben F  !!

 

I KNOW that YOU already know the answers - heh - and so do I. 

 

Those first two photos are of the 5th Avenue EL in Brooklyn.  I have them in my collection and KNOW what the intersections are.

 

The 3rd photo  is a Turtle Roof 1000 series BMT EL Car at the 36th St Station next to the abandoned former steam-era massive Elevated Yard and its abandoned multi-track elevated structures seen at left --- the car or train is heading outbound to leave the 5th ave EL at the nearby Y junction -  and turn and head east to go over to the Brooklyn 3rd Ave EL...where it turns left - or south,  to eventually go to the 65th St Terminal of that EL, and connect with the BRT Trolley there.

 

The next (4th) picture is looking inbound from the end of the single center island  platform of the Atlantic Avenue EL Station on the BMT Fifth Ave EL with the train heading inbound toward  where the 5th Ave EL a few blocks away crosses under the higher Fulton St EL (seen in distance) and does the slight S curve there into Hansen Place and eventually merges a couple of blocks further into the Myrtle Ave EL near that EL's Navy St Station.

 

I already have all these displayed photos in my BMT EL print photos collection for many decades time now.

 

Happy Holidays !  -  Joe F

That's no fair Joe   Would love to see some of those pics from your archives