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Re: List of New York City Subway Bellmouths and provisions |
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Posted by Elkeeper on Mon Nov 28 22:45:08 2016, in response to Re: List of New York City Subway Bellmouths and provisions, posted by zac on Mon Nov 28 21:53:13 2016. This has been discussed many times, Zac. Before WWII, the plans were to continue the IND under Pitkin Ave, in addition to the current connection to Liberty Ave. However, the water table was deemed too high, similar to the proposed Utica Ave subway, south of Kings Hwy. When construction was resumed after the war, the Pitkin subway extension, past the Liberty Ave connector, was deemed too expensive to build. So, the Pitkin line was connected to Lefferts Blvd, via Liberty Ave. In 1956, the Rockaway connector was built off of the Liberty Ave elevated line. The 4 track tunnel was walled off and the 75th or 76th St shell was sealed up forever. That's it, in a nutshell! |
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