Third Avenue El page-number " completed during the Civil

" completed during the Civil War

The headlines were positive

as (Edward) Gibbon said

one of our photographers captured this group of 10

Third Avenue El page-number " completed during the Civil"With many a hoot of the whistle, a six car train of the Third Avenue elevated made a slow and sentimental progress early last evening," declared a New York Times article on May 13, 1955, as a 77 year era ended with the final run of the original "El" train. It is seen here pulling out of Chatham Square station in Chinatown, heading north. About 850 passengers were on the last train of the last New York elevated line. The train was due to leave at 6 p.