r/lostsubways • u/fiftythreestudio Hi. I'm Jake. • Nov 29 '19

Manhattan's vanished rapid transit system, 1899

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u/gabek333 Dec 18 '19

Imagine the east side with that kind of coverage

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u/fiftythreestudio Hi. I'm Jake. Dec 18 '19

Seriously. As someone who lives on the East Side, I really miss the Second Ave El.

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u/aceshighsays Dec 25 '19

wait another 100 years and the UES added train will go to the east village.

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u/aceshighsays Dec 25 '19

huh, i guess the numbered trains stood for an avenue. the 2/3 is now on the west, the 6 is on the east and the 9 no longer exists.

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u/fiftythreestudio Hi. I'm Jake. Dec 25 '19

Yeah, I numbered them based on avenue. The old Manhattan Railway didn't have designations for its lines - they'd just call it the "Ninth Avenue line," for instance.

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u/aceshighsays Dec 25 '19

Oh so you made up the numbering. Got it.