tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post2129826822189336146..comments2024-03-29T03:35:13.051-04:00Comments on EV Grieve: Take a ride up the 3rd Avenue EL in the early 1950sUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-34896088069795291222014-01-27T10:05:17.715-05:002014-01-27T10:05:17.715-05:00Anon 8:46 PM - we have buses now. El's are no...Anon 8:46 PM - we have buses now. El's are not fun for people under them, dirty, no light, noisy. nygrumpnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-15442834896676515602014-01-26T20:46:02.016-05:002014-01-26T20:46:02.016-05:00I wonder who the moron was who dismantled this sys...I wonder who the moron was who dismantled this system? So shortsighted. Something so sophisticated, and old world, that worked so efficiently for so long, eliminated, without anything to replace it. I bet it is the same moron who got rid of the original Penn Station, a masterpiece, in all senses of the word. I bet that it was Robert Moses behind it. Everything fabulous lost in the mid 20th century in Manhattan always has his fingerprints all over it... <br /><br />I am sure the Bloomberg and Giuliani eras will be lamented in the same sad way... different reasons but same sad lament over treasures lost to short sighted real estate interests... Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-21516244267425912682014-01-26T14:32:47.938-05:002014-01-26T14:32:47.938-05:00those were the best cars, the ones you see at the ...those were the best cars, the ones you see at the 9 minute mark. comfy seats, the windows open, real straps to hang on to...<br /><br />I-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-68604382385665714902014-01-26T09:53:50.724-05:002014-01-26T09:53:50.724-05:00That was fun. Think I can see a glimpse of my apa...That was fun. Think I can see a glimpse of my apartment (at the time, not apartments). Station stops on 9th, 14th, 18th & 23rd streets? Walking would have been faster.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com