New York City Subways traces the history of mass transportation in Manhattan and New York City's outer boroughs. Public transportation has long been vital to the city, with horse-drawn surface lines established by 1831 and elevated railroad lines constructed during the 1870s and 1880s. The concept of subways, railroads operating underground, originated in London in 1863 and was applied to New York City by 1904. This collection of vintage postcards brings you through the tunnels of the subway, onto the platforms of the long-gone els, and examines New York's renowned terminals, especially Grand Central and Penn Station.
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Tom Range Sr. is a native New Yorker and, since his high school days fifty years ago, a "straphanger" on its subway and els. As a New York City resident, he was associated with the Metropolitan Postcard Collectors Club in Manhattan. Today, he is an active member of the Washington Crossing Card Collectors Club in Titusville, New Jersey.
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Tom Range has assembled a fascinating collection of photographs, postcards and advertising images to tell the story of mass transit in New York City. He traces the stories of surface transportation, the elevated trains, the subway system and the tubes from Manhattan. Range uses his illustrations to talk about the art and architecture of these modes of travel as well as the impact they had on life in NYC around them.
His explanations and captions reveal an extensive knowledge of the history of these topics, and the rich details he gives indicate his passion for the subject. Whether you're a long-time strapholder, an occasional visitor to New York or are just fascinated by the most extensive subway system in the world, I would recommend this book to you.
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By the mid-19th century, street traffic was a mess. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
elevated lines, subway entrance Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
New York, Hudson River, Hudson Tubes, Sixth Avenue, Brooklyn Bridge, Grand Central, Times Square, East River, Third Avenue, Park Avenue, Seventh Avenue, Eighth Avenue, Herald Square, Metropolitan Transportation Authority, Radio City Music Hall, South Ferry, Cooper Union, World Trade Center, Bowling Green, Church Street, Columbus Circle, Fifth Avenue, Greenwich Street, Ninth Avenue, Rockefeller Center New!
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By the mid-19th century, street traffic was a mess. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
elevated lines, subway entrance Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
New York, Hudson River, Hudson Tubes, Sixth Avenue, Brooklyn Bridge, Grand Central, Times Square, East River, Third Avenue, Park Avenue, Seventh Avenue, Eighth Avenue, Herald Square, Metropolitan Transportation Authority, Radio City Music Hall, South Ferry, Cooper Union, World Trade Center, Bowling Green, Church Street, Columbus Circle, Fifth Avenue, Greenwich Street, Ninth Avenue, Rockefeller Center New!
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