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Vanishing Gas Stations
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While the great American landscape is liberally dotted with gas stations, they have quickly disappeared from the terrain of New York City. Today, there are fewer than 35 gas stations in Manhattan and only 1 station south of 23rd Street. Here are a few stations across the city.

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1805 Fulton Street

Gas Station on Corner of Fulton Street and Patchen Avenue: IND Fulton Line One in a series of survey photographs documenting conditions along or in the vicinity of Fulton Street, located in Brooklyn, N.Y. Image used in preparation for constructing the Independent System (IND) Fulton Line. Original photographic logbook reads: Camera set at base line station 151+46, facing Northeast. Offset to camera 10 feet North of North curb, gas station on Northwest corner of Fulton Street and Patchen Avenue.
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1805 Fulton Street

Roadway Conditions Along Fulton Street: IND Fulton Line One in a series of survey photographs documenting conditions along Fulton Street, located in Brooklyn, N.Y. Image used in preparation for constructing the Independent System (IND) Fulton Line. Original photographic log reads: Camera set at base line station 150+25, facing East, 8 feet East of North curb of Fulton Street. Photograph also shows partial view of BMT Fulton Street Elevated line structure above roadway.
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