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EAST ELEVATION, DETAIL OF DECORATIVE MOTIF OVER ONE OF PANELS - Queensboro Bridge Trolley Station, Spanning East River and Blackwell's Island, New York, New York County, NY
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EAST ELEVATION, DETAIL OF DECORATIVE MOTIF OVER ONE OF PANELS - Queensboro Bridge Trolley Station, Spanning East River and Blackwell's Island, New York, New York County, NY
Depicted place New York; New York County; New York
Date Documentation compiled after 1933
Dimensions 8 x 10 in.
Current location
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.print
Accession number
HABS NY,31-NEYO,160A-7
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This file comes from the Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS), Historic American Engineering Record (HAER) or Historic American Landscapes Survey (HALS). These are programs of the National Park Service established for the purpose of documenting historic places. Records consist of measured drawings, archival photographs, and written reports.

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  • Significance: Designed in 1909 by George Palmer and Henry Hornbostel, architect of the Queensboro Bridge, this Kiosk was one of 5 entrances to an underground trolley terminal. Trolleys running on the lower level provided easy access to Blackwells (Welfare) Island and Queens. With the advent of automobile travel, the trolley system was reduced to two lanes in 1916. It continued until 1957 and was New York City's last operating line. Considered noteworthy elements of the Bridge Plaza in their time, only two kiosks remain in place, and both are scheduled for demolition.
  • Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-388
  • Survey number: HABS NY-6070
Source https://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/ny0942.photos.119033p
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Public domain This image or media file contains material based on a work of a National Park Service employee, created as part of that person's official duties. As a work of the U.S. federal government, such work is in the public domain in the United States. See the NPS website and NPS copyright policy for more information.
Object location40° 42′ 51.01″ N, 74° 00′ 23″ W Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo

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