Sub-series 5.2: New York, Westchester, and Boston Railway, 1912 - 1937
Scope and Contents
The Harvey Mordetsky Collection comprises approximately 5,000 photographs of street railway and trolley lines operative in the New York metropolitan area, including Long Island and Staten Island, as well as other areas of the United States, and select foreign locations. Approximately 1,700 35-mm color slides showing trolley lines in Canada, Europe, and the United States is an additional feature of the collection. Footage of these same services is additionally captured in a series of moving image artifacts. Non-photographic materials include 282 BMT and NYCT trolley and bus transfers, trolley and transit periodicals, and personal effects/memorabilia belonging to Mordetsky.
Dates
- 1912 - 1937
Creator
- Mordetsky, Harvey (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open for research.
Extent
From the Series: 0.3 Linear Feet
Language of Materials
English
Series Outline
Series 5: Photographs of Railways in NYC Area
- 5.1: Staten Island Railways
- 5.2: New York, Westchester, and Boston Railway
- 5.3: City Island Monorail
- 5.4: New York City Elevated Railways
- 5.5: New York City Subway
- 5.6: Long Island Railroad
Series Description
Sub-series 5.2 contains images of trains, track, work cars, and stations in the Bronx, White Plains, New Rochelle, Mt. Vernon, Quaker Ridge, Wykagyl, and Heathcote, NY from 1912-1937. The NYW&B ran from the southernmost part of the Bronx to Mt. Vernon, with branches north to White Plains and East to Portchester. For a considerable time, its operation was under the control of the New York, New Haven, and Harford Railroad until its bankruptcy in 1935. A four-mile stretch survives as the IRT Dyre Avenue Line, now serviced by the 5 train.
Repository Details
Part of the Archives and Reading Room Repository