Old New York

 

A "Ballantine Blast" ......

 

 

Strolling on a Sunday afternoon

 

 

Cant't get away from that Rheingold beer

 

 

Imagine having these fans today  There would be all kinds of signs to keep your head away from the blades  Those tubular things are heaters

 

 

Ninth ave and 66th street

 

 

New Utrect ave construction

 

View from the Flatiron building at 23 st

 

 

1980's New York  Big changes since then

 

 

 

Great pictures, Ben. How dramatic the change between the last two. My question; what is it that the two gentlemen have their feet resting upon in this image?

 

This picture was originally posted by Jim Policastro.  It is really interesting and historic.  The shot is the final score, with the lineup of the Yanks and Dodgers, immediately after Don Larson's no hit victory over the Dodgers on October 8, 1956.

Ben,

The photo is a promotion by the IRT co. Introducing the experimental " noiseless and ventilated " cars being tried out. The LO-V cars were equipped with blower motor ventilated fans enclosed in squirrel cages as seen mounted in the roof. They also had rubber mats in the vestibules covering the steel diamond plate floors. The storm doors were modified with rubber end panels similar to the side doors. The gentleman in the center wearing the white suit is the infamous Frank Hedley. He was in charge of the operation of the IRT. There was a 10 car train refered to as the "Blower Cars". The experiment was a failure and the blowers and the mats were removed. The rubber storm door modification were left in place and the cars finished theit days in that configuration. As far as the question about what the men have their feet on covering the heaters i do not know. My guess is either a buffer to contain the noise coming from under the car through the heater vents or a foot rest. Certainly if used in the winter they would prevent heat from entering the car and would have to be removed in the winter. (not practical)  So, your guess is as good as mine.

 

 

Richie

The lineups shown was the starting lineup for both teams . For the dodgers, i recognize the numbers....Junior Gilliam at 2nd base, Pewee Reese at shortstop,Duke snider in centerfield, Jackie Robinson at 3rd base, Gil Hodges at 1st Base, Sandy Amoros in Left Field, Carl Furillo in Right field, Roy Campanella catching. Sal "the barber"  Maglie pitched a 5 hitter for the Dodgers. It was not good enough on that day.  Mantle " The Mick" gave the Yankees the only run needed. The last batter for the Dodgers was Dale Mitchell pinch hitting for Maglie. Larsen caught Mitchell for a third strike to end the game. It is the one perfect game in World Series history. 

 

Campanella was a Lionel guy having a train layout in his home.

 

I'll let a Yankee Fan fill us in on the Yankee Lineup

Richard. I meant to say " The first Met Home game ever at Shea Stadium" I still remember that day. 

The Yankee lineup that day was:

Bauer rf, Collins 1b, Mantle cf, Berra c, Slaughter lf, Martin 2b, McDougald ss, Carey 3b, Larsen p.

 

Fascinating, Nate. Thanks for the response.

Richard. I was recalling the early days at Shea.  I meant to say " The first Met Home game ever at Shea Stadium" I still remember that day. 

All the talk about baseball, in the 60's we would go to a Ranger Hockey game at the old garden (50th and 8th) and get nosebleed seats for $0.50. Round trip subway from Brooklyn, $.30, plus admission and a $.25 Coke, watching professional Hockey for $1.05 on a Friday night. I went to a Dallas Stars game last night, discount seat (they stink this year)

$35, Train from Bedford (on the Fort Worth side) $2.50, beer $8.00. Yes, the Stars lost.

 

Worked on my layout today and wished I could afford a good subway set. No school buses to High School, just the old GG line.

What school in Brooklyn, did you get off the GG at Fulton?

 

Richie

Sitting in the relay on a g train at church Ave right now.  The g line has changed drastically since I went to high school in the early 70"s. Hipsters have taken it over

Clinton-Washington stop from Nassau Ave. I grew up in Greenpoint.

 

More on the Westchester Ave station of the NYW&B.

 

This is a pic I copied from Ben some time ago looking at the 6 crossing the Bronx River over Westchester Avenue.  The view is from the Whitlock Avenue station

 

 

 

 

The next is an overhead from Google Maps......along the river the abandoned Transit Ready Mix concrete plant has been turned into a park.

 

 

 

 

The station is the building whose roof has the words "Westchester Ave" on top. The area to the right (east) is Concrete Plant Park which borders the river.

 

Peter

I went to Chelsea Voc High School  in lower Manhattan from 1957 to 1960. I would take the "E" or "F" train from Queens Plaza  to Spring St then walk a few blocks to school. The subway ride was great, especially in the morning when the trains were packed. I remember it well. I now have 7 sets of MTH subway cars. I love them all.

So you get to play with 1:1 scale trains and get paid to do it.

Isn't that the best thing ever!!!

Love that catalog , Bob!

 

Peter