LONG GONE BKLYN ELS movie footage

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Hosted by the late transit historian Roger Arcara this film takes a look at Brooklyn's once extensive EL System which operated in the NYC BOROS of Brooklyn & Queens. albeit forgotten & even unknown to many later generations. The Els touched on in this film include the Fulton ST. EL one half discontinued in 1940 and the rest of the 2nd outer Brooklyn portion in 1956. only the Queens section still operates today. The 5th Ave./ Bay Ridge EL discontinued in 1940, the Lexington Ave EL discontinued in 1950, and the Myrtle Ave. EL Adams St. section to Sand St & Park Row terminals eliminated all in 1944, and from Jay St. to the Broadway EL was discontinued in 1969. Only the portion of the Myrtle Ave. EL north of the Broadway EL still operates today

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@W2IRT 3 года назад

I'm the author of "Tracks of the NYC Subway," and for my 2022 edition I'm featuring a section on the long-gone Brooklyn els. This video helped make this new material possible and corrected a few issues that were not shown on any other documents in my possession. I would definitely loved to have met Roger.

@100aceswid Год назад

Me too

@oluhamilton2121 2 года назад

Don't know why but this fascinates me.....

@angelmasionett7150 3 года назад

I really appreciate those who film the subway back in the day I live on Atlantic Avenue

@mohamad-ms2pb Год назад

At the 1:32 mark one can see the recognizable outline of the Williamsburg Savings bank.

@yvonnefrazer2736 3 года назад

This was certainly a complex system. Thanks for sharing.

@vincenthprice2260 Год назад

I’m Originally from Brooklyn was always fascinated with elevated lines before most of them went underground my father use to tell about them thanks for sharing them with me

@Drpglass Год назад

Every thing old is new again. We need to rebuild this wonderful transportation network and question our obsession with private cars, like yesterday!

@eyestoenvy Год назад

It was a crime to eliminate or reduce some of these routes all together, judging by the capacity of the remaining lines and the severe traffic (bus) congestion on the roads. Excellent footage, superb narration.

@panamafred1 3 года назад

As a model railroader wanting to add some elevated to my layout, this video is pure gold. Thanks.

@luiszuluaga6575 10 месяцев назад

I love the history of my New York City subway system. For a time, I lived nearby the 9th Ave. station and then various points along 4th Ave. I remember service was virtually nonexistent at night 😃👉🏼🚇

@jaymorgenthal9479 7 дней назад

City line to Lefferts blvd was built 1915 as a dual contracts extension. the extension was connected to the IND A train at 80st in April 1956. it then went underground over the new extension from Euclid ave with Grant ave station right after entering the new tunnel

@justSTUMBLEDupon 3 года назад

Sand street complex looks super large. I can’t imagine where this station would fit downtown Brooklyn right now. Heck I can’t imaging where this station actually is

@blakemcnamara9105 3 года назад

It would sit above the highway ramps to the Brooklyn Bridge.

@Astepatatimekvarn 5 лет назад

Roger, sounds like he was a person I would loved to have known

@trainluvr 5 лет назад

He was a gentleman and a scholar. He wrote the history of the New York Westchester and Boston Railway. I believe he was employed as a high school teacher. Every few months in the 1970s he would run public movie nights at the Westchester Avenue YMCA and charged a nominal admission fee. He was too young to have shot these films. He passed away well before his 60th birthday. After I presented a railfan slide show with music at the ERA, he commented that if one wanted to hear music they should go to Carnegie Hall.

@mtanyctrainatlantamartatra7164 2 года назад

@@trainluvr Before 60, man, that sucks, I would've loved to meet him

@alg9086 2 года назад

Roger was a character - a very nice guy who loved to talk about transit - and - push his book. Was a fixture on the NY area train shows.

@Dave-zs7uo Год назад

Get a 1925 BMT map, handy with the narration. It's easy to find on line.

@mitch4527 2 года назад

Incredibly complex system.

@richards.3404 5 месяцев назад

Can this fantastic video of yesteryear, be cleaned up for better resolution ?

@rolandsanchez623 9 месяцев назад

They should of kept the elevated lines

@jaymorgenthal9479 7 дней назад

They were replaced by the IND and BMT subways. they were built in the 1800’s.

@landocalrisian2014 Год назад

Can anyone tell me in a nutshell, what was the reason for the demise of the elevated lines?

@paulluchter137 Год назад

Mostly new subways

@sdcheung 7 месяцев назад

Bad Politicians and the Automobile and Gasoline Industry.

@Interscope100 7 месяцев назад

The MTA saw too many incompatibilities with the train lines and stations, so they decided to replace them. Some of those lines still exist briefly, like the Third Avenue El, which is now the 4 train when you get to Yankee Stadium.

@landocalrisian2014 7 месяцев назад

@@Interscope100 Appreciate it!!

@johnrobinsoniii4028 2 года назад

“Long GONE”?? Not true!! There are some Brooklyn Els that are STILL HERE!!

@paulluchter137 Год назад

Elevated subways were never part of El system. Part of Fulton El near Rockaway connection was repurposed/rebuilt els, much of Broadway Jamaica line had been El....

@jaymorgenthal9479 7 дней назад

The J/Z line from Essex to Crescent st are the only BRT pre dual contract lines remaining.