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Sumner Avenue Station, BMT Lexington Avenue Line
Sumner Avenue Station, BMT Lexington Avenue Line

[Sumner Avenue Station, Brooklyn, New York]

View of tracks at Sumner Avenue Station, part of the Lexington Avenue Elevated Line, in Brooklyn, New York. A number of advertising posters for various businesses, such as Guild Wine, Roma Wine, Haller's County Fair Bourbon, Kraft cheese, and Tip Top Bread, in addition to a poster encouraging citizens to vote, are shown on the station platform. A public notice from the New York City Board of Transportation, stating that service on the Lexington Avenue line will be discontinued between Gates and Myrtle Avenues on Friday, October 13, at 9 PM, because it would cost $13,75,000 for repairs if service were to continue on the 65 year old structure, can also be seen.

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