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New York Transit Museum Store Online
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| Medium: |
Postcard Book |
| Size: |
3 3/4" x 6"
10 x 15 cm |
| Item #: |
10916 |
| Name: |
Elevated City |
| Price: |
$5.95 |
About this item...
Book features 15 vintage postcards of the New York Els.
Before New Yorkers traveled underground, they traversed the city on elevated railways known as els. Hovering three stories above the city avenues, this network of ironwork stilts and bridges was the earliest form of rapid transit. As the els developed in New York in the late 19th century, they radically changed the ways in which New Yorkers viewed their city and lives. |
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