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Posted by Elkeeper on Mon Mar 23 00:53:59 2015, in response to Re: Myrtle Avenue El, posted by Express Rider on Sun Mar 22 23:19:48 2015. The reason that the Brooklyn city fathers chose Lexington Ave was rooted in distrust for Long Island, especially Queens County, which included the present Nassau County. They feared that if a route had been built over Broadway or Fulton St back then, the el would just be a transit conduit for Long Island riders. That was the mentality of Brooklynites in the early 1880's- home rule. But, the Old Main Line and the subsequent expansion of new lines (Fulton St, B'way, Myrtle) caused a real estate boom in Brooklyn, so home rule distrust waned. |
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