1942 (when the elevated railroad was still in place):
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Month: April 2011
OLD SCHOOL Lower East Side, NYC
You can’t get much more OLD SCHOOL than these photos of East Houston Street and surrounding blocks of the Lower East Side of Manhattan. I found these gems while perusing old photos on the New York Public Library’s website:
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NYC Subway Track Maps (not route maps)
https://www.nycsubway.org/wiki/New_York_City_Subway_Track_Maps
This site is cool. It shows you maps of subway tracks (not route maps but track maps) in Manhattan, The Bronx, Queens, and Brooklyn. I love that we are able to have a peek at what goes beyond our sightline while on the subway platform.
For example, the map below shows how tracks are laid out in the East Village/Lower East Side. You’ll have to click on the picture to see it in good detail:
If only we could take guided tours of abandoned rail lines!