Cadman Plaza and Downtown Brooklyn
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I was born and raised on Warren St bet Smith and Court St 1951-1986, my mother was born on State St in 1912 and her mother on Sands St in 1888. I loved growing up in my time, yes it was gritty at times but real!
barryonedrop1 1 month ago
The Sands St Elevated train/trolley complex was an amazing piece of transportation infrastructure. It brought together the Fulton St EL, Fifth Ave EL (Culver Line), Myrtle Ave EL (and maybe other EL's) along with several streetcar lines. Like today, they wanted to create jobs and "modernize" the City. I get it. But, I would have loved to explore this neighborhood and transit system while it was still going strong in the late 20's/early 30s. I would have loved to stay at the St. George.
bigcity233 11 months ago
@intercityrailpal It's also unfair that drivers drive FREE over the East River bridges, while rail passengers have to pay! Not only that rail passengers have to pay for the high cost of oil for the thousands of buses that replaced the el's and streetcars. And even have to pay to repair the bridges for cars now????? No wonder the subway fares are so high.
intercityrailpal 1 year ago
@bigcity233 The el's should have been upgraded and modernized. Not torn down. I don't think the smelly buses and noise of heavy traffic is any better than a electric powered El train. You have a nice park, but we have wars for oil. Is it worth it? The area is still designed for heavy traffic, not people. I'm sure Brooklyn, is like most cities that were ruined by suburban development, parking lots, and loss of jobs.
intercityrailpal 1 year ago
I can think of very few neighborhoods in NYC that went through such a profound transformation as the Cadman Plaza area of Brooklyn! The pictures of the area just before the demolition started in the mid-30's are especially interesting. They demolished an entire neighborhood which they must have considered expendable-like the S Bronx when the Cross Bronx was built . Mayor Laguardia was no fan of the EL lines or trolley lines - most were gone by the end of mayoralty. Thank you for posting!
bigcity233 1 year ago