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Re: Old IRT Bronx terminal design |
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Posted by Dyre Dan on Fri Apr 20 07:08:45 2012, in response to Re: Old IRT Bronx terminal design, posted by Wallyhorse on Fri Apr 20 05:12:20 2012. Wasn't the actual construction done by the City of New York, rather than by the Interborough company? If so, I don't think there was any possibility of extending beyond the City limits into Mount Vernon (it's not Yonkers). And 241st station is of course just a few blocks from the city line.I think it may have to do with the presence of parks. Woodlawn and Pelham Bay Park stations border Van Cortlant Park and the actual Pelham Bay Park. The two stations on the White Plains Road line that DO have the concrete exterior are Bronx Park East and Pelham Parkway, which are above or very close to parkland. Mosholu Parkway on the Woodlawn line also has concrete cladding. 241st St. and Ditmars Blvd. stations were not built adjacent to park land, and so lacked the added ornamentation. |
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