Friday, June 24, 2022 – CAN YOU IDENTIFY THESE FEATURES OF THE QUEENSBORO BRIDGE?

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LET’S LOOK AT SOME IMAGES OF THE QUEENSBORO BRIDGE TROLLEY AND STATION

FROM THE ARCHIVES

710th Edition

QUEENSBORO TROLLEY


AND

STOREHOUSE ENTRY

Trolley kiosks under construction
From 2nd Avenue looking north subway stairway
Creator: Salignac, Eugene de, 1861-1943
Subject: Engineering Subject: Bridges
Subject: Subways Subject: Queensboro Bridge
Date: July 24, 1908

Looking northeast from 59th Street approach to Queensboro Bridge
Can you spot kiosk in the background?
Description:  Under El, traffic, El train
Date: April 23, 1932

59th Street from Second to First Avenue
Now our favorite route to the new Trader Joe’s

The mid-block  57 Street entrance to the upper level of the Queensboro Bridge has not changed too much

Rooftop access to roof of elevator storehouse 

Rendering of elevator storehouse

Staircases leading to the underground station beneath 59th Street, under Second Avenue

From the kiosk you entered the underground station

The trolleys entered the north side of the bridge, discharged the passengers and then picked up new passengers and left thru south side onto lower level outer roadway.

Trolley exiting the station

Tracks leading over the Queensboro Bridge

FRIDAY PHOTO OF THE DAY

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THURSDAY PHOTO OF THE DAY

FULTON FISH MARKET 
CLARA BELLA, ANDY SPARBERG, NANCY BROWN AND ED LITCHER ALL GOT IT RIGHT

Text by Judith Berdy
Thanks to Bobbie Slonevsky for her dedication to Blackwell’s Almanac and the RIHS
Thanks to Deborah Dorff for maintaining our website
Edited by Melanie Colter and Deborah Dorff

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Historical Society unless otherwise indicated:

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