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IND Subway Queens Branch: Elmhurst Avenue Station – Elmhurst NY

Elmhurst Avenue Subway Station

Elmhurst Avenue Subway Station

Photo: Jim Henderson Source Public domain 2008

Elmhurst Avenue Subway Station

Elmhurst Avenue Subway Station

Project type: Infrastructure and Utilities, Mass Transportation
Agency: Public Works Administration (PWA), Public Works Funding
Completed:
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Description

The Queens Branch of New York City’s Independent Subway (IND) was extended during the 1930s with the aid of federal Public Works Administration (PWA) funds. On December 31, 1936, eight new IND subway stations opened in Queens, extending the subway from its 1933 Roosevelt Avenue terminus in Jackson Heights to Kew Gardens. The Elmhurst Avenue station was one of the eight to open at this time.

Source notes

"PWA Party Views New Subway Link"; The New York Times, December 30, 1936.

Project originally submitted by Evan Kalish on November 26, 2014.

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Location Info

Broadway and Elmhurst Ave.
Queens, NY

Coordinates: 40.741961, -73.881002

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