Lenox Avenue Line (surface)
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The Lenox Avenue Line is a
M102
bus routes.
History
The franchise given to the
car house and power house, occupied the block bounded by Lenox Avenue, Seventh Avenue, and 146th and 147th Streets.[6][7]
The car house was rebuilt as a
Mother Clara Hale Depot
.
By 1935, its last full year of operation, the line, operated by
New York Railways, was known as the Lexington-Lenox Avenue Line. It ran from 22nd Street and Broadway to 146th Street and Lenox Avenue, via 23rd Street, Lexington Avenue, 116th Street, and Lenox Avenue.[10]
References
- ^ Common Council resolutions relating to the Sixth Avenue Railroad, reproduced in A Compilation of the Ferry Leases and Railroad Grants Made by the Corporation of the City of New York, 1860, pp. 267–285
- ^ a b Harry James Carman, The Street Surface Railway Franchises of New York City, pp. 39–54, 198–202
- ^ "Trolley Under Ground". The New York Times. March 9, 1895. p. 5.
- ^ "New Trolley a Success". The New York Times. July 10, 1895. p. 5.
- ^ "Horse and Cable to Go". The New York Times. August 31, 1895. p. 1.
- ^ "In the Real Estate Field". The New York Times. February 12, 1895. p. 15.
- ^ Map Showing the Metropolitan Street Railway System, 1899
- ^ "Garage to Replace Harlem Car House". The New York Times. May 24, 1938. p. 36.
- ^ "3 Acre Bus Garage to be Opened Today". The New York Times. July 31, 1939. p. 11.
- ^ Red Book New York City. New York: Interstate Map Co. 1935. p. 183.
