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Ninth and Sixth Avenue Elevated Lines
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The Ninth and Sixth Avenue Elevated trains, constructed in the second half of the 19th century, were built as an answer to the city's growing congestion problem. By the 1940s the Els were outdated and inefficient in comparison to the newly constructed modern subways. Between 1939 and 1958 (largely though in 1939 and 1940) the massive steel structures were dismantled piece by piece.
From Dazzling to Dirty and Back Again: A Brief History of Times Square
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Originally known as Long Acre (also Longacre) Square after London’s carriage district, Times Square served as the early site for William H. Vanderbilt’s American Horse Exchange. In the late 1880s, Long Acre Square consisted of a large open space surrounded by drab apartments.
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42nd Street Station, Sixth Avenue El
Sixth Avenue El, Manhattan, c. 1878. View of the 42nd Street Station from just east of Sixth Avenue.
42nd Street Station, Sixth Avenue El
Sixth Avenue El, Manhattan, c. 1888. View looking north from between 42nd and 43rd Streets.
42nd Street Station, Sixth Avenue El
Elevated Railroads, South from Elevated Station, 6th Avenue & 42nd Street. The elevated train station at 42nd Street & 6th Avenue. Passengers are visible on the platform and the Empire State Building is visible in the background.
42nd Street Station, Sixth Avenue El
Sixth Avenue El, Manhattan, at 42nd Street. View looking south from middle of southbound platform, undated \[c. 1937-1941].
42nd Street Station, Sixth Avenue El
Sixth Avenue El, Manhattan, at 42nd Street. View looking north from north end of northbound platform undated \[c. 1937-1941].
42nd Street Station, Sixth Avenue El
Sixth Avenue El, Manhattan, at 42nd Street, undated \[c. 1937-1941].
42nd Street Station, Sixth Avenue El
Sixth Avenue El, Manhattan, at 42nd Street. View of the north end of the station from below, undated \[c. 1937-1941].
42nd Street Station, Sixth Avenue El
Sixth Avenue El, Manhattan, at 42nd Street, undated \[c. 1937-1941].
42nd Street Station, Sixth Avenue El
Sixth Avenue El, Manhattan, at 42nd Street. View looking northwest from 42nd Street, March 19, 1939.
42nd Street Station, Sixth Avenue El
Sixth Avenue El, Manhattan, at 42nd Street, March 12, 1939.
42nd Street Station, Sixth Avenue El
Sixth Avenue El, Manhattan, at 42nd Street, March 19, 1939.
42nd Street Station, Sixth Avenue El
Sixth Avenue El, Manhattan, at 42nd Street. View showing partially dismantled station, March 19, 1939.
42nd Street Station, Sixth Avenue El
Sixth Avenue El, Manhattan, at 42nd Street, April 7, 1939.
42nd Street Station, Sixth Avenue El
Sixth Avenue El, Manhattan, at 42nd Street, March 28, 1939.
42nd Street Station, Sixth Avenue El
Sixth Avenue El, Manhattan, at 42nd Street, March 19, 1939.
42nd Street Station, Sixth Avenue El
Sixth Avenue El, Manhattan, at 42nd Street, March 24, 1939.
42nd Street Station, Sixth Avenue El
Manhattan: 6th Avenue - 42nd Street (West) Sixth Avenue, at West 42nd Street, showing portions of the "El" station at that point, prior to demolition. This, by personal observation on the part of the writer, will occur in April of this year. The photographer is on the southbound platform and he is viewing across the tracks towards the opposite one. The stairway details are of his vantage point. The buildings here shown are at the N. W. corner. March, 1939 Views 1-2 Wm. Herries
42nd Street Station, Sixth Avenue El
Manhattan: 6th Avenue - 42nd Street (West) Sixth Avenue, at W. 42nd Street, showing "El' demolition. The photographer is viewing northwestward from a corner in Bryant Park. Buildings seen in the center are on the north side of W. 42nd Street, west of Sixth Avenue. Prominent amongst these is the distincttve Times Building. April 4, 1939 Mr. Nathan Schwartz New York Public Library Neg #A-1377
42nd Street Station, Sixth Avenue El
Manhattan: 42nd Street (West) - 6th Avenue West 42nd Street, east from Sixth Ave. Overhead is the "L" structure that acquires its name from this Avenue. April 3, 1933. Irvin., Fitterman.
42nd Street Station, Sixth Avenue El
Sixth Avenue El, Manhattan, undated. View looking south from 43rd and 42nd Streets \[?].
42nd Street Station, Sixth Avenue El
Manhattan: 6th Avenue - 42nd Street (West) Sixth Avenue, at West 42nd Street, showing transportation facilities at that point. Emphasized is the "El" station that shortly is to be demolished. (Slide #230) The photographer is on 42nd Street and is viewing eastward across the Avenue. Bryant Park and the New York Public Library appear in the center under the "El" structure. No. 2 is a less inclusive view; photographed from a point closer to the corner (N.W). March, 1939 Views 1-2 Wm. Herries
42nd Street Station, Sixth Avenue El
Manhattan: 6th Avenue - 42nd Street (West) Sixth Avenue, at W. 42nd Street, showing the demolition of the "El" structure and station. Buildings shown beyond same are at the N. W. corner of this point. At the left margin appears the Times Building. April 4, 1939 Mr. Nathan Schwarz New York Public Library Neg #A-1378 Neg #2014
42nd Street Station, Sixth Avenue El
Manhattan: 6th Avenue - 42nd Street (West) Sixth Avenue, at West 42nd Street, showing transportation facilities at that point. Emphasized is the "El" station that shortly is to be demolished. (Slide #230) The photographer is on 42nd Street and is viewing eastward across the Avenue. Bryant Park and the New York Public Library appear in the center under the "El" structure. No. 2 is a less inclusive view; photographed from a point closer to the corner (N.W). March, 1939 Views 1-2 Wm. Herries
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