Monday, March 5, 2012

☞ REMEMBER: Under the El at 110th Street

A photo from 1940 shows pedestrians walking about under the famous curve of the 6th 9th Avenue El train  (being dismantled).  This 110th Street section was famous because of it steep curve and many photos have been taken of it dramatic path but few reveal what it was like underneath the tracks. A food market can be seen in the far corner and street retail appears to have been abundant for this transportation hub.  There seems to be a lot of foot traffic from busy commuters also so this must have been a vibrant corner of Harlem at the time.

Alfred C. Loonam, First break in 110th Street curve, 6th Avenue.  L train, c. 1940 via the digital collection at the Museum of the City of New York
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2 comments:

  1. westsiderMarch 5, 2012 at 5:12 PM

    Looks like a lattice jib crane on the far tracks and the curve is missing, maybe this was a photo of the dismantling the elevated tracks.

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  2. Jonathan GillMarch 6, 2012 at 2:30 PM

    Do you mean the Ninth Avenue El, which curved around and ran up Eighth Avenue (now Columbus and Frederick Douglass)?

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