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Title: Queens Borough; being a descriptive and illustrated book of the borough of Queens, city of Greater New York, setting forth its many advantages and possibilities as a section wherein to live, to work and succeed ... Issued by the Manufacturing and industrial committee of the Chamber of commerce of the borough of Queens;
Year: 1913 (1910s)
Authors: Chamber of Commerce (Queens, New York, N.Y.) Willis, Walter I., comp
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Publisher: (Brooklyn, Brooklyn Eagle Press
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: Sloan Foundation

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nsboro Bridge Plaza Sbwy & Elev. 59th Street from 7th Avenue toQueensboro Plaza, Long Isl-and City Astoria Line from QueensboroBridge through 2nd Avenueto Ditmars Avenue Elevated Corona & Woodside Line Roosevelt Avenue Line to Syca-more Avenue Fulton Street, Brooklyn toQueensboro Bridge Plaza.... Cypress Hills Extension toGrand Street, Jamaica; CityLine Extension to LeffertsAvenue, Richmond Hill Myrtle Avenue Extension to Luthern Cemetery A:o. of EstimatedMiles tracks Cost 1.60 0.S9 Operated by Interboro R. T. Co. $3,000,000 721,050 2,495,500 Brooklyn R. T. Co. 2.515.4S 5 . 50 4.60 1.00 1,960,750 4,425,2110 l.R.T.Co. & B.R.T. 1,200,000 3,280,000 Brooklyn R. T. 2,796,0006117,000 In addition to the above lines the Interboro Rapid Transit Co. willextend its Second Avenue Elevated line from Manhattan across the Queens-boro Bridge to Long Island City. With the present and proposed rapidtransit facilities the Borough of Queens will have three important transitcenters as follows:
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