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How about some Peter Witts from the Brooklyn and Queens Transit 

The B&QT reached accross into Long Island City crossing Newtown Creek on the double Bascule Bridge on Manhattan Avenue. At Vernon Boulevard and Jackson Ave in Queens, the B&Qt had a turn around loop off the styreet. In this photo, we see a Peter Witt 8000 series making the turn back onto Vernon Blvd to head back to Brooklyn, This is likely a Graham Ave car in the Pre Board of Transportation colors .

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 A bit later in time but near the end of Williamsburg Bridge service we have a Peter Witt making its way from Manhattan. The car has just left Bedford Avenue station which was on the Bridge, Prior to 1948, you could ride between Bedford Avenue and Delancy street in Manhattan for 2 cents. Still there were many walkers on the bridge. 

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Farther out in Queens, The Grand Street Corona Avenue line had a connection to Laguardia Airport. It Ran on Junction Blvd, north to the airport. This Peter Witt is on its way back to Maspeth Depot passing under the LIRR Port Washington Line . The added attraction here is the LIRR Eastbound train on its way to Flushing and Port Washington. 

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Most of the Peter Witts , ie the 8000 series were retired in the late `1940s , 1950 or so when many routes were converted to Busses . Most of these cars wore the Pre-Board of Transportation colors to the end as we see in the above photos. Some did make it to the Board of Transportation Green and Silver colors and soldiered on into the 1950's as reserve or extra rush hour service cars. Here's one working the McDonald Avenue Route coming into the Coney Island Area. PCCs were the mainstay of the McDonald Ave route until 1956 when they too were retired. 

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The last photo for this post takes us out of Brooklyn and up to the Bronx, ie 242nd st and Broadway, just South of Manhattan College Parkway. I know there are a few Bronx guys that follow this thread. Maybe some of you went to Manhattan College as did I albeit a few years after this photo was made. You might remember the Pinewood on Broadway and the Greenleaf on Manhattan College Parkway. I think the Schaefer Beer sign is a nice touch.

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