East New York
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View north under the Evergreens
Cemetery of the Atlantic Ave 1914
Grade Crossing Elimination Overpass. Behind the signal, still
evident, is the 1914 build date. Photo: Steven Lynch 06/17/2000 |
Official
LIRR valuation photos, taken by the railroad every time there was some
major construction underway or to update their records for insurance
purposes These specific photos are of the preparations that were
being taken, and some construction as well, for the depressing of the
Manhattan Beach Branch/Bay Ridge Branch tracks below grade and the
eventual construction of the East New York tunnel at Fulton St. This
construction lasted until about 1915. Archive photos: Steve Swirsky Research: Dave Keller |
11/10/1910 |
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Atlantic
and Van Sinderin Avenues hotel/depot combination constructed in 1883 at
the junction of the LIRR’s Atlantic branch and the NY& MB Ry’s
line to Manhattan Beach (later the LIRR’s Manhattan Beach branch Bay
Ridge branch. Archive: Steve Swirsky Research: Dave Keller
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Bay Ridge
Branch - East New York Tunnel - Emery map 3/10/1958 Archive: Dave
Keller |
NO Tower: 2 - New Lots Ave., East New York c.1930 Archive:
Dave Morrison |
EAST NEW YORK:
NY&MB RY (MANHATTAN CROSSING) (BAY RIDGE) (MANHATTAN BCH R.R. CROSSING)
METROPOLITAN HOTEL AT ATLANTIC AND VAN SINDERIN AVES. SERVED
AS ORIGINAL DEPOT OF THE NY & MB RY. EFF: JUNE/ 1877. DESPITE MULTIPLE RENOVATIONS AND ADDITIONS THE STRUCTURE COULD NOT MEET THE NEEDS OF THE RAILROAD.
2ND COMBINATION HOTEL/DEPOT ERECTED ON SITE IN 1883. OPENED FOR JOINT SERVICE WITH
THE LIRR: 1/1/1884. THE LIRR CEASED ALL STOPS AT HOWARD HOUSE AT THAT TIME. RENAMED
“EAST NEW YORK” IN 11/1905 WITH INAUGURATION OF FULL ELECTRIC SERVICE ALONG
ATLANTIC BRANCH. STATION BLDG. ABANDONED: 11/1915 AND RAZED DUE TO BAY RIDGE BRANCH GRADE ELIMINATION PROJECT AND EAST NEW YORK TUNNEL. STATION STOP SERVED
BY NEW FULTON ST. STATION PLATFORM IN TUNNEL.
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East New York Station 1910 |
East NY construction Substation2 East New York depot 10/25/1910 |
Atlantic Ave. view E. East NY station Elevation Project |
Liberty Avenue view N 11/10/1910 East New York Station west side of tracks |
East New York station - Grade Crossing
11/16/1910 |
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EAST NEW YORK: ATLANTIC BRANCH (ATLANTIC
R.T.)
HOWARD HOUSE HOTEL SERVED AS ORIGINAL DEPOT AS FAR BACK AS 1853. ALSO SERVED AS RAPID TRANSIT STOP PER ETT #11,
EFF: 11/4/1878.
(Howard
House was located at
Atlantic
and Alabama Avenues, 4 blocks EAST of Van Sinderin Ave. So the
station stop was moved further west in January, 1884.)
STATION STOP RELOCATED TO JCT. OF MANHATTAN BEACH BRANCH AT ATLANTIC AND VAN SINDERIN AVES.
EFF: 1/1/1884 WHERE THE NY & MB RY’S NEW HOTEL/DEPOT HAD BEEN BUILT THE YEAR
PREVIOUS TO REPLACE AN OLDER HOTEL/DEPOT STRUCTURE IN USE.
KNOWN AS “MANHATTAN CROSSING” AND “MANHATTAN BEACH CROSSING,” DEPOT WAS USED
JOINTLY BY BOTH RAILROADS AND ALL STOPS AT HOWARD HOUSE CEASED. RENAMED “EAST NEW YORK” IN 11/1905 WITH
INAUGURATION OF FULL ELECTRIC SERVICE. STATION BUILDING ABANDONED: 11/1915 AND RAZED DUE TO BAY RIDGE BRANCH GRADE ELIMINATION PROJECT.
3RD DEPOT WITH HIGH-LEVEL PLATFORMS AT STREET LEVEL IN SERVICE: 1915. RAZED: 1941
WITH ATLANTIC AVE. GRADE ELIMINATION PROJECT (1941-43)
4TH DEPOT OPENED: 1943 WITH TRACKS SLIGHTLY DEPRESSED AND ATLANTIC AVENUE BUILT
ON A STRUCTURE DIRECTLY OVERHEAD. AGENCY CLOSED: 8/19/2009 |