The Third Avenue El was an elevated railway line that ran from Manhattan to the Bronx. It was opened in 1887 and originally owned by a private railway company but would eventually be acquired by the Metropolitan Transit Authority (MTA). The tracks covered the entire length of Bowery, including a portion in Chinatown with a stations at Canal Street and Chatham Square. While the El heralded an age of technological advancement, the soot and shadows cast by the elevated tracks contributed to the Bowery and the surrounding neighborhood’s descent into a disreputable “skid row.” The line remained in operation through in the Bronx through 1973 but the Manhattan portion was closed in 1955.
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Third Avenue El
27 June 2019 Posted.
The Manhattan Savings Bank, Third Avenue Elevated Line, Canal Street, October 17, 1951. Courtesy of Eric Y. Ng, Museum of Chinese in America (MOCA) Collection.
曼哈顿储蓄银行，第三大道高架铁路线，坚尼街站，1951年10月17日，伍锐贤捐赠，美国华人博物馆（MOCA）馆藏
