@nyc.unfiltered2: Before Manhattan's subway system took New Yorkers underground, elevated trains thundered above Second, Third, Sixth and Ninth Avenues. The Els transformed travel but brought shadows, noise and massive iron structures over the streets below. If you had the choice, would you have kept Manhattan’s old Els or torn them down? (Images were recreated, but the history is the story.) #oldnewyork #NYCHistory #NewYorkHistory #elevatedtransit #nycunfiltered

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laylazoso
laylazoso :
keep and modernize
2026-09-26 15:21:03
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user3001508165422
user3001508165422 :
beautiful work
2026-09-25 15:00:52
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cocolatte711
CoCoLatte711 :
The #2, #5, #6 are elevated in the Bronx still. Those lines also run underground
2026-09-21 03:27:17
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mrgiovanne
Mr G :
my fathers apt was outside the 9th ave L on 42bd st, I remember him telling me his tenement apt floors would vibrate when trains went by 😵‍💫
2026-09-03 03:38:50
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abotanicalsllc
A Botanicals :
I remember hiding the 3rd Ave El back in the late 50s in the bronx.
2026-09-12 00:26:08
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anubis0795
𝕬𝖓𝖞𝖇𝖎𝖘 𝕬 𝕱𝖊𝖑𝖎𝖟 :
I would have kept them on top
2026-09-23 23:38:36
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zapoe48
user1165497473485 :
My dad told me when he came to this country. He saw the last of the Hills and he came in the 1950s. He used to say you could ride the subway for a nickel and with $.25 you could get a burger and a beer and fries.
2026-09-23 21:48:20
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michaelwhitsonsr
michaelwhitsonsr :
What I find strange is that throughout this entire video about the "L" trains. You NEVER state why it was called the "L". It was short for ELEVATED trains. Your welcome.
2026-09-04 02:52:21
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agr74245
AGR :
When subways were built, the United States sold all the steel to Japan for pennies a pound. Japan used the steel to make their military vehicles including their air force...and then bombed Peral Harbor.
2026-09-02 22:04:33
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isaiahdillhunt
isaiahdillhunt :
TEAR THAT SHIT DOWN, YO!!! THE BRONX DEPRESSES ME BECAUSE IT HAS SO MANY EL TRAINS. LIKE SO BEHIND THE TIMES... SAD AND TRAGIC...
2026-09-21 14:21:03
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tuesday.saint
Tuesday Saint :
Still do in Queens, Bronx,Brooklyn...They should have kept some in Manhattan...
2026-09-02 23:57:02
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james.caputo26
James Caputo :
imagine the rust and dust coming down
2026-09-03 10:27:30
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kim.c..gravitt
Kim C. Gravitt :
I love old history. how redundant of me
2026-09-02 20:51:00
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face6828
face :
They need to do elevated roads above the current same with the highways
2026-09-02 23:35:30
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george.jack60
GeWiJa :
Historical post
2026-09-02 21:22:55
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black.jesus03
Black Jesus :
the webster el that started at gun hill rd, was still around in the 70s,,,
2026-09-19 17:14:56
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user977937059
user3453438428155 :
Like you! Elevation transportation was in the Bronx too. I recall when the pillars were left for years.. then removed.
2026-09-24 08:01:12
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davieramsey
Dave Renaissance :
Subway
2026-09-03 01:14:43
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davieramsey
Dave Renaissance :
Ny
2026-09-03 01:13:25
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andi.19875
Andi-1987 :
Just don’t take the L out of Brooklyn and Queens
2026-09-02 21:29:13
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yyyyogurttyyyy
Yyyyogurty :
You still have this in Queens lol
2026-09-21 14:34:29
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user3762194794425
user3762194794425 :
Leave them
2026-09-22 00:35:33
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bklyn_ct
Bklyn CT :
History is so interesting. When I'm long gone history will speak on it's own.
2026-09-23 17:38:47
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user3762194794425
user3762194794425 :
Good times keep the
2026-09-22 00:36:14
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bklyn334
mLeFlame :
I remember Myrtle Ave. L in Brooklyn was the last one
2026-09-24 00:48:42
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