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Did you ever want to see an animated map of how the city's subways were built? Okay, probably not, but 2nd Avenue Sagas points us to a map someone made that shows the lines in the order they were built.
Starting with the Franklin St. Shuttle, remnants of the original Brooklyn El system, and the far reaches of the J line which contain the oldest surviving transit structures still in use in the city, the map moves on to the original IRT lines before extending through time. The subways and the city literally come to life as the map unfolds its stations and tunnels.It certainly provides an interesting look at the history of the system.
We wonder what Michael Hertz would think about this map. For a larger image, head on over to Appealing Industries, site of the person who did the animation.
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that's pretty sweet, i just wish it was slower
Great idea. It'd be nice if it also showed lines that were built and then demolished.
very cool indeed. it would also be cool if the years would tick by as well, so that you got a sense of time, not just sequence.
That really was cool!! Two thumbs up!!
that was great! agreed with the above that it was be nice if it was slower and/or had years added.
Well it depends on what your definition of built is. The lines to Coney Island and Brighton Beach opened in the mid to late 1870s as steam railroads and they were eventually morphed into the subway with connections being built. And the line out to the Rockaways (now the A train) was from the late 1890s but entered in subway service when connected in the 1950s.
Franklin Ave NOT St. Shuttle
Re #7:
The original source, 2nd Avenue Sagas, had Franklin St. Shuttle, but a commenter there pointed out the error. What later became the line was the site of the worst accident in subway history, the Malbone Street Wreck. They renamed Malbone Street to Empire Boulevard. Although there is a bit of Malbone Street still there between Clove Road and New York Avenue in Flatbush, not far from the scene of the wreck.
Why is New Lots on the 3 missing?
Wow. I had no idea there were two small Brooklyn lines before the Manhattan line. I always thought when the City Hall subway station opened that day it heralded the first line of all.
Does anyone know the history behind these two small Brooklyn lines?