From a Nickel to a Token : : The Journey from Board of Transportation to MTA / / Andrew J. Sparberg.
Streetcars “are as dead as sailing ships,” said Mayor Fiorello LaGuardia in a radio speech, two days before Madison Avenue’s streetcars yielded to buses. LaGuardia was determined to eliminate streetcars, demolish pre-1900 elevated lines, and unify the subway system, a goal that became reality in 194...
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Sparberg, Andrew J., author. aut http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut From a Nickel to a Token : The Journey from Board of Transportation to MTA / Andrew J. Sparberg. New York, NY : Fordham University Press, [2014] ©2014 1 online resource (192 p.) text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier text file PDF rda Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- 1. 1940: Unification— IRT and BMT Join the IND, Creating One Subway System -- 2. 1941: A Strike and a Pioneering Labor Agreement -- 3. 1941: Dyre Avenue Subway Extension Opens -- 4. 1941– 1948: Third Avenue Transit— Rails to Rubber 31 -- 5. 1944 and 1950: Goodbye to Brooklyn Bridge Rails -- 6. 1947– 1948: Private to Public Bus Operations -- 7. 1948: Goodbye to the Nickel -- 8. 1947– 1956: Final Decade for Brooklyn Trolleys -- 9. 1950: Farewell, Lexington Avenue -- 10. 1953– 1968: Th e TA, Tokens, and TWU Triumphant -- 11. 1953: Last Double- Deck Buses Operate on Fifth Avenue -- 12. 1954– 1956: The BMT and IND Begin a Courtship -- 13. 1955: Sunshine Returns to Third Avenue -- 14. 1956: Fifth Avenue Coach Becomes Number One -- 15. 1957– 1959: IRT West Side Improvement -- 16. 1962: Fifth Avenue Coach Suddenly Disappears -- 17. 1964: World’s Fair, Blue Subways, Stainless Steel Subways -- 18. 1966: Mike Quill’s Last Hurrah -- 19. 1967: The BMT and IND Marry Forever -- 20. 1968: The MTA Is Created and Express Buses Appear -- Bibliography -- Index restricted access http://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_16ec online access with authorization star Streetcars “are as dead as sailing ships,” said Mayor Fiorello LaGuardia in a radio speech, two days before Madison Avenue’s streetcars yielded to buses. LaGuardia was determined to eliminate streetcars, demolish pre-1900 elevated lines, and unify the subway system, a goal that became reality in 1940 when the separate IRT, BMT, and IND became one giant system under full public control.In this fascinating micro-history of New York’s transit system, Andrew Sparberg examines twenty specific events between 1940 and 1968, book ended by subway unification and the MTA’s creation. From a Nickel to a Token depicts a potpourri of well-remembered, partially forgotten, and totally obscure happenings drawn from the historical tapestry of New York mass transit. Sparberg deftly captures five boroughs of grit, chaos, and emotion grappling with a massive and unwieldy transit system.During these decades, the system morphed into today’s familiar network. The public sector absorbed most private surface lines operating within the five boroughs, and buses completely replaced streetcars. Elevated lines were demolished, replaced by subways or, along Manhattan’s Third Avenue, not at all. Beyond the unification of the IND, IRT, and BMT, strategic track connections were built between lines to allow a more flexible and unified operation. The oldest subway routes received much needed rehabilitation. Thousands of new subway cars and buses were purchased. The sacred nickel fare barrier was broken, and by 1968 a ride cost twenty cents.From LaGuardia to Lindsay, mayors devoted much energy to solving transit problems, keeping fares low, and appeasing voters, fellow elected officials, transit management, and labor leaders. Simultaneously, American society was experiencing tumultuous times, manifested by labor disputes, economic pressures, and civil rights protests.Featuring many photos never before published, From a Nickel to a Token is a historical trip back in time to a multitude of important events. Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web. In English. Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 03. Jan 2023) Local transit New York (State) New York History. Transportation New York (State) New York History. History. Transportation. HISTORY / United States / State & Local / Middle Atlantic (DC, DE, MD, NJ, NY, PA). bisacsh New York Mass Transit. Nickel. Token. Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Fordham University Press Complete eBook-Package 2014-2015 9783110729030 Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Fordham University Press Complete eBook-Package Pre-2014 9783111189604 https://doi.org/10.1515/9780823261925?locatt=mode:legacy https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9780823261925 Cover https://www.degruyter.com/document/cover/isbn/9780823261925/original |
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