149th Street station (IRT Third Avenue Line)
The 149th Street station was a station on the demolished IRT Third Avenue Line in the Bronx, New York City. It was located in "The Hub" in the South Bronx, at the intersection of 149th Street, Third Avenue, Willis Avenue, and Melrose Avenue. Opened as an express station in 1887 and later operating as the line's southern terminus, the station closed in 1973 and was demolished by 1977 due to political pressure in the area.
South end of the station following its closure in 1974
The Hub in Bronx at the north end of the former station, 35 years after it closed.
The IRT Third Avenue Line, commonly known as the Third Avenue Elevated, Third Avenue El, or Bronx El, was an elevated railway in Manhattan and the Bronx, New York City. Originally operated by the New York Elevated Railway, an independent railway company, it was acquired by the Interborough Rapid Transit Company (IRT) and eventually became part of the New York City Subway system.
Third Avenue elevated trains at 59th Street
The Bowery under the El, from Division Street, 1936, Berenice Abbott
The Third Avenue El over the Bowery in the 1890s.
84th Street station of the Third Avenue El in September 1942
