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Planes, Trains, and Automobiles: NYC Transit
Avalon Fort Greene - Gym is one of Planes, Trains, and Automobiles: NYC Transit.

1. Avalon Fort Greene - Gym

343 Gold St (at Flatbush Ave.), Brooklyn, NY
Gym · Downtown Brooklyn · 9 tips and reviews

The New York Daily NewsThe New York Daily News: PHOTO: Stand outside and look south toward Myrtle Ave, like this pic of the elevated railroad that crossed Flatbush here in 1931. Snap a shot and send your new view to @nydailynews on Twitter! Read more.

Avalon Fort Greene is one of Planes, Trains, and Automobiles: NYC Transit.

2. Avalon Fort Greene

343 Gold Street, Brooklyn, NY
Apartment or Condo · Downtown Brooklyn · 19 tips and reviews

The New York Daily NewsThe New York Daily News: PHOTO: Stand outside and look south toward Myrtle Ave, like this pic of the elevated railroad that crossed Flatbush here in 1931. Snap a shot and send your new view to @nydailynews on Twitter! Read more.

MTA Subway - Broadway Junction (A/C/J/L/Z) is one of Planes, Trains, and Automobiles: NYC Transit.

3. MTA Subway - Broadway Junction (A/C/J/L/Z)

Van Sinderen Ave (btwn Eastern Pkwy & Fulton St), Brooklyn, NY
Metro Station · Ocean Hill · 58 tips and reviews

The New York Daily NewsThe New York Daily News: PHOTO: If you think the subway is packed at rush hour, take a look at this Atlantic Ave trolley from 1926 packed full of straphangers at the link! Read more.

MTA Subway - 4th Ave/9th St (F/G/R) is one of Planes, Trains, and Automobiles: NYC Transit.

4. MTA Subway - 4th Ave/9th St (F/G/R)

4th Ave (btwn 9th & 10th), Brooklyn, NY
Metro Station · Gowanus · 11 tips and reviews

The New York Daily NewsThe New York Daily News: PHOTO: Check out this pic of the subway first being built here in 1931! Read more.

Hugh L. Carey Tunnel is one of Planes, Trains, and Automobiles: NYC Transit.

5. Hugh L. Carey Tunnel

5.4
I-478, New York, NY
Tunnel · 24 tips and reviews

The New York Daily NewsThe New York Daily News: PHOTO: The tunnel opened for business in 1950. Click "More Info" to see a historic pic of one of the first cars to drive through! Read more.

Hugh L. Carey Tunnel is one of Planes, Trains, and Automobiles: NYC Transit.

6. Hugh L. Carey Tunnel

5.4
I-478, New York, NY
Tunnel · 24 tips and reviews

The New York Daily NewsThe New York Daily News: PHOTO: Look familiar? Traffic was so backed up on opening day in 1950 that some drivers stepped out for air! Click "More Info" to see this historic pic. Read more.

Gowanus Expressway is one of Planes, Trains, and Automobiles: NYC Transit.

7. Gowanus Expressway

Interstate 278, New York, NY
Road · 13 tips and reviews

The New York Daily NewsThe New York Daily News: PHOTO: Check out this pic from 1947 of the old elevated train stalled above Third Avenue during a harsh December snowstorm! Read more.

Lord & Taylor is one of Planes, Trains, and Automobiles: NYC Transit.

8. Lord & Taylor

424 5th Ave (at W 39th St), New York, NY
Department Store · Garment District · 109 tips and reviews

The New York Daily NewsThe New York Daily News: PHOTO: Traffic gets backed up outside on 5th Ave in 1923. Click "More Info" to see this classic New York pic! Read more.

MTA Subway - Chambers St (A/C) is one of Planes, Trains, and Automobiles: NYC Transit.

9. MTA Subway - Chambers St (A/C)

156 Church St (at Chambers St.), New York, NY
Metro Station · Tribeca · 5 tips and reviews

The New York Daily NewsThe New York Daily News: PHOTO: Check out this amazing picture of subway construction at Church and Warren from 1927! Read more.

Starbucks is one of Planes, Trains, and Automobiles: NYC Transit.

10. Starbucks

1530 Broadway (at W 45th St), New York, NY
Coffee Shop · Theater District · 51 tips and reviews

The New York Daily NewsThe New York Daily News: PHOTO: A frozen switch during a 1936 snowstorm froze streetcars in place outside. Click "More Info" to see this great pic of classic Times Square! Read more.

New York Penn Station is one of Planes, Trains, and Automobiles: NYC Transit.

11. New York Penn Station

5.7
1 Penn Plz (btwn W 31st & W 33rd St), New York, NY
Rail Station · Chelsea · 1671 tips and reviews

The New York Daily NewsThe New York Daily News: PHOTO: Remember the old Penn Station? Click "More Info" to view travelers waiting for trains in 1942. Read more.

MTA Subway - 145th St (A/B/C/D) is one of Planes, Trains, and Automobiles: NYC Transit.

12. MTA Subway - 145th St (A/B/C/D)

W 145th St (at St. Nicholas Ave), New York, NY
Metro Station · Central Harlem · 20 tips and reviews

The New York Daily NewsThe New York Daily News: PHOTO: In 1973 the station and train cars were covered with graffiti. Click "More Info" to see this incredible picture! Read more.

Holland Tunnel is one of Planes, Trains, and Automobiles: NYC Transit.

13. Holland Tunnel

5.0
Interstate 78, New York, NY
Tunnel · 176 tips and reviews

The New York Daily NewsThe New York Daily News: PHOTO: Tunnel commission members show off a model of the tunnel in 1924, at the link! Read more.

MTA Subway - 14th St (A/C/E/L) is one of Planes, Trains, and Automobiles: NYC Transit.

14. MTA Subway - 14th St (A/C/E/L)

8th Ave (14th St), New York, NY
Metro Station · Chelsea · 37 tips and reviews

The New York Daily NewsThe New York Daily News: PHOTO: Mayor James J. Walker and board members drop down a shaft to inspect the new 8th Ave subway line in 1928, at the link! Read more.

MTA Subway - Fordham Rd (B/D) is one of Planes, Trains, and Automobiles: NYC Transit.

15. MTA Subway - Fordham Rd (B/D)

Grand Concourse Blvd (btwn Fordham Rd & 188th St), Bronx, NY
Metro Station · West Bronx · 6 tips and reviews

The New York Daily NewsThe New York Daily News: PHOTO: The Grand Concourse is nothing but a giant pit in this shot looking North from Fordham Rd during subway construction in 1929, at the link! Read more.

George Washington Bridge is one of Planes, Trains, and Automobiles: NYC Transit.

16. George Washington Bridge

I-95 / US-1 / US-9 (at Hudson River), New York, NY
Bridge · 366 tips and reviews

The New York Daily NewsThe New York Daily News: PHOTO: Good luck crossing this: the GWB under construction in 1929 has no car deck, at the link! Read more.

George Washington Bridge Toll Plaza is one of Planes, Trains, and Automobiles: NYC Transit.

17. George Washington Bridge Toll Plaza

Interstate 95 (NJ Turnpike), Fort Lee, NJ
Toll Plaza · 41 tips and reviews

The New York Daily NewsThe New York Daily News: PHOTO: In 1931, workers cast ballots to name the new Hudson River bridge (choosing George Washington, of course!), at the link! Read more.

Port Authority Bus Terminal is one of Planes, Trains, and Automobiles: NYC Transit.

18. Port Authority Bus Terminal

625 8th Ave (btwn W 40th & W 42nd St), New York, NY
Bus Station · 824 tips and reviews

The New York Daily NewsThe New York Daily News: PHOTO: The very first bus leaves the new Port Authority for North Carolina in 1950, at the link! Read more.

LIRR - Jamaica Station is one of Planes, Trains, and Automobiles: NYC Transit.

19. LIRR - Jamaica Station

5.5
Sutphin Blvd & Archer Ave (Jamaica Ave), Queens, NY
Rail Station · Jamaica · 312 tips and reviews

The New York Daily NewsThe New York Daily News: PHOTO: With men off at war, the LIRR hired women to work the yards in 1942, at the link! Read more.

Lincoln Tunnel is one of Planes, Trains, and Automobiles: NYC Transit.

20. Lincoln Tunnel

5.0
NY-495 (at Hudson River), New York, NY
Tunnel · 381 tips and reviews

The New York Daily NewsThe New York Daily News: PHOTO: In 1960 a Port Authority patrolman rides a self-propelled catwalk car, designed to speed up traffic supervision, at the link! Read more.

MTA Subway - Lexington Ave/59th St (4/5/6/N/R/W) is one of Planes, Trains, and Automobiles: NYC Transit.

21. MTA Subway - Lexington Ave/59th St (4/5/6/N/R/W)

Lexington Ave (at E 59th St), New York, NY
Metro Station · 24 tips and reviews

The New York Daily NewsThe New York Daily News: PHOTO: City officials show off a new noiseless subway car in 1933, at the link! (What ever happened to those plush padded seats?) Read more.

Barnes & Noble is one of Planes, Trains, and Automobiles: NYC Transit.

22. Barnes & Noble

8.7
33 E 17th St (btwn Broadway & Park Ave S), New York, NY
Bookstore · Union Square · 294 tips and reviews

The New York Daily NewsThe New York Daily News: PHOTO: Good luck finding parking on Union Square now, but in 1924 the plaza outside was a parking lot! See the old fashioned autos lined up, at the link! Read more.