Demolition was completed by the end of 1977, along with the condemned portion of the Jamaica Line. They are being made available to the public for the first time for the 40th anniversary of the closing of the El in April 1973. These pictures were being made available for the 40th anniversary of the el closing in April 1973. As a 17-year-old photographer Sid Kaplan captured stunning pictures of Elevated Line’s demolition through his camera lens. The pictures in this book are part of a unique collection of approximately 1,400 slides taken by the author of the Third Avenue El demolition in The Bronx in the 1970’s with a few from 2005.

The companion volume to this book will be The Third Avenue El Demolition in the Bronx – 149th Street to Tremont Avenue, which will be available in early 2013. This bus route was one of the first to have free transfers to and from the subway, with the three … In the Bronx, the Third Avenue el was replaced by the Bx55 bus making only the stops the train made. The Third Avenue El Demolition in the Bronx: Tremont Avenue to Gun Hill Road | Michael J. Fusco | ISBN: 9781481028097 | Kostenloser Versand für alle Bücher mit Versand und Verkauf duch Amazon. Work on the planned Second Avenue Subway was suspended, due to the 1970s fiscal crisis. More Third Avenue El Demolition in the Bronx: Volume 1: 149th Street to Gun Hill Road | Fusco, Michael J. The companion volumes to this book are The Third Avenue El Demolition in the Bronx – 149th Street to Tremont Avenue … Both volumes will appeal not only to transportation fans but also to anyone interested in Bronx and New York history and fans … | ISBN: 9781494207199 | Kostenloser Versand für …