- City:
- Elmhurst, Forest Hills, Jamaica, New York City, Queens, Rego Park, NY
- Site Type:
- Infrastructure and Utilities, Mass Transportation
- New Deal Agencies:
- Public Works Funding, Public Works Administration (PWA)
- Completed:
- 1937
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. The IND line completed in 1933 only went as far as Jackson Heights’ Roosevelt Street station. On December 31, 1936, eight new stations were inaugurated, extending the line down Broadway and along Queens Boulevard to Kew Gardens. Four additional stations opened on April 21, 1937, extending the line along Hillside Avenue to downtown Jamaica.
Source notes
"PWA Party Views New Subway Link"; The New York Times, December 30, 1936. "Jamaica Subway to Open April 24"; The New York Times, April 10, 1937.Site originally submitted by Evan Kalish on November 27, 2014.
At this Location:
- IND Subway Queens Branch: Van Wyck Boulevard Station - Jamaica NY
- IND Subway Queens Branch: Sutphin Boulevard [Hillside Avenue] Station - Jamaica NY
- IND Subway Queens Branch: Parsons Boulevard Station - Jamaica NY
- IND Subway Queens Branch: 169th Street Station - Jamaica NY
- IND Subway Queens Branch: Elmhurst Avenue Station - Elmhurst NY
- IND Subway Queens Branch: Grand Avenue Station - Elmhurst NY
- IND Subway Queens Branch: Woodhaven Boulevard Station - Elmhurst NY
- IND Subway Queens Branch: 63rd Drive Station - Rego Park NY
- IND Subway Queens Branch: 67th Avenue Station - Rego Park NY
- IND Subway Queens Branch: 71st Avenue Station - Forest Hills NY
- IND Subway Queens Branch: 75th Avenue Station - Forest Hills NY
- IND Subway Queens Branch: Union Turnpike Station - Forest Hills NY
At this Location:
- IND Sixth Avenue Subway: Second Avenue [Houston Street] Station - New York NY
- IND Sixth Avenue Subway: Old Elevated Line Demolition - New York NY
- IND Sixth Avenue Subway: Delancey Street Station - New York NY
- IND Sixth Avenue Subway Line - New York NY
- IND Sixth Avenue Subway: East Broadway Station - New York NY
- IND Subway Queens Branch: Van Wyck Boulevard Station - Jamaica NY
- IND Sixth Avenue Subway: Rutgers Street Tunnel - New York to Brooklyn NY
- IND Subway Queens Branch: Sutphin Boulevard [Hillside Avenue] Station - Jamaica NY
- IND Sixth Avenue Subway: York Street Station - Brooklyn NY
- IND Subway Queens Branch: Parsons Boulevard Station - Jamaica NY
- IND Sixth Avenue Subway: West Fourth Street Station - New York NY
- IND Subway Queens Branch: 169th Street Station - Jamaica NY
- IND Sixth Avenue Subway: 14th Street Station - New York NY
- IND Subway Queens Branch: Elmhurst Avenue Station - Elmhurst NY
- IND Sixth Avenue Subway: 23rd Street Station - New York NY
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