Sixth Avenue El Layout in Manhattan: 1893-1903

Source:  B. Linder, " Sixth Avenue "L" - History and Track Plans", In New York Division Bulletin, Electric Railway Association, Vol. 36, No. 12, December, 1993, p. 2.  Order Item No. M-108. Map Compiled by staff.

Please see this early map showing the layout of the Sixth Avenue El before an upgrade years later.  Some department  stores and other buildings had passageways directly to the el at various locations.

The Sixth Avenue El was the first of the Manhattan Els to go; the end came on December 5, 1938.