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Streetcar traffic on Lexington Avenue, north of East 109th Street, April 23, 1914. In the foreground, sidewalk grating above the IRT Lexington Avenue Line is visible. The IRT line would open four years later, in 1918.

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1759 Lexington Avenue

\[Street Surface View of 109th Street and Lexington Avenue: IRT East Side Line] Photograph of 109th Street and Lexington at ground level facing northward. Photograph shows grating, vault lights and restored sidewalks after underground construction of the IRT East Side Line. Pedestrians, Trolley Tracks and Trolley are also visible.
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