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Posted by Randyo on Wed Feb 2 16:25:45 2011, in response to Re: 76st what happened?, posted by GP38/R42 Chris on Wed Feb 2 07:37:29 2011. The more the reconstruction of the lots in that area is discussed, the more reasons turn up for why there is no evidence of subway construction observable form street level. Depending on the time line for the realignment of Pitkin Av vis a vis subway construction in the area there is definitely a valid reason why there may be no traces of provisions for station entrances. The photo shows no sidewalks in the area where subway entrances might have been. If between the time a station shell might have been constructed and the time the area developed enough to install sidewalks, the city abandoned plans to make use of that portion of the tunnel, then it is highly likely that any sidewalks would have been installed without any regard for subway entrances since it would have been obvious that any station built underneath would never be used. The same would be true of emergency exits and ventilation gratings. As I mentioned in several posts, a 1950 city report I saw somewhere on line shows the Liberty Av structure connecting to the LIRR ROW at what is now Liberty Jct. That would have meant that as early as a year before the 1951 photo, it was known that the B of T was no longer interested in making use of whatever may have been built there. Thus when the time came for the city ti install sidewalks after the photo was taken, there would have been no reason to allow for anything relating to subway construction. |
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