Hello ALL (those who may be interested!)
BELOW are the "Then and Now" photos I compiled of two of the photos posted previously above. For those who may be interested or are familiar with these 2 locations --- enjoy ! Regards - Joe F
ABOVE PHOTO is looking west on E. 116th Street towards the 3rd Avenue and the Uptown E. 116th Street Local Station house of the 3rd Ave EL in 1914. The Steel Viaduct for the four-track NY Central RR line along Park Avenue is seen 2 blocks to the west
BELOW PHOTO is looking west at the SAME LOCATION as above photo, on E.116th Street towards 3rd Avenue in 2011, just about 100 years later, and 55 years after the Thursday May 12, 1955 closing of the entire Manhattan EL and its demolition and removal between Aug. 3, 1955 and Feb 1956. All of the original building from 1914 still remain ! As does the now Metro North RR steel viaduct along, over, Park Avenue in distance.
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ABOVE PHOTO - View east on E.183rd Street to the E. 183rd Street Downtown Local Station house of the 3rd Avenue EL, Bronx. There was NO uptown station house. The Uptown platform was accessed from the fare payment point via station agent booth in the downtown station house, then via the under-tracks elevated passageway over 3rd Avenue to the northbound platform seen behind the left stairway. The year is circa Sept. 1973 and the station is closed as the Entire Bronx 3rd Ave EL Remnant from E.149th Street to Gun Hill Road terminal, was closed permanently on April 29, 1973 and demolished in segments between 1974 thru 1976
BELOW PHOTO - View east at SAME LOCATION as above photo, along E. 183rd Street, towards 3rd Avenue, in 2017. Just 43 years AFTER the circa Sept. 1973 era PHOTO ABOVE, when the EL station was closed permanently, as was the entire Bronx 3rd Ave EL Remnant from E.149th Street to Gun Hill Road terminal, on April 29, 1973 and demolished in segments between 1974 thru 1976. All the same buildings still remain here !
