Streetcars and Spatial Analysis. What are your proposals for streetcars and or trolleybuses in Brooklyn and New York City? Here past trackage maps are presented and analyzed in todays environment. Geospatial analytical methods are discussed regarding new routes.
Wednesday, August 22, 2012
15th Street Trolley Line in Park Slope and Red Hook Brooklyn
Source: B. Linder, New York Division Bulletin, Vol. 20, No. 3, June 1977, pp. 6, 9.
The 15th Street Line was one of the lesser known streetcar lines in Brooklyn. It started its' life as a Horse Car line in July 1888 from the historic transportation location of 9th Avenue and 20th Street to Hamilton Ferry. The line was electricfied in 1893 and cetain cars ran from Hamilton Ferry to Coney Island via the West End right of way. From 1899 to 1932, the line was extended to Coney Island via the Gravesend Avenue trolley line (McDonald Avenue) from 19th Street and 9th Avenue during various days in the summer season. In 1929, the terminal was changed from Hamilton Ferry to Erie Basin via Richards Steet to Van Dyke Street. The line was an early abandonment on November 8, 1941. I believe this line never used PCC cars. Historic routing information from Edward B. Watson in op. cit.
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