Sub-series 5.4: New York City Elevated Railways, 1898 - 1956, 1969
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
- 1898 - 1956
- 1969
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 5.4 contains images of a train on the Culver Line in 1915 (then operated by South Brooklyn Railway), the Myrtle Avenue Elevated Line’s last run in 1969, and an aerial view of the Sixth Avenue Elevated Line in 1927. Also shown are tracks and stations on Elevated Railways in Brooklyn and Manhattan, including the BMT Park Row Station, Cooper Square, Brooklyn Bridge Station, Stillwell Avenue Tower, Rockaway Avenue Terminal, Fulton Ferry Station, and the Williamsburg Bridge Plaza. The last set of images in this subseries show revenue cars on elevated structures throughout the city, including the Second Avenue Elevated Line, the Culver Shuttle, and the Third Avenue Elevated Line.
Repository Details
Part of the Archives and Reading Room Repository