. Electric railway journal . Coney Island & Brooklyn Power Improvements—Plan ofReconstructed Power Station The proper center of load for the third converter plantwas placed on DeKalb Avenue, near Franklin Avenue. Itwas deemed expedient to purchase the plot for this sta-. Coney Island & Brooklyn Power Improvements—Recon-structed Power Station tion on Sanford Street, at a place slightly off DeKalbAvenue. The latter is an important business street wherehigh prices prevail for real estate. The general layout of the lines and power buildings of the Coney Island & Brook-lyn Railroad Company is shown
. Electric railway journal . Coney Island & Brooklyn Power Improvements—Plan ofReconstructed Power Station The proper center of load for the third converter plantwas placed on DeKalb Avenue, near Franklin Avenue. Itwas deemed expedient to purchase the plot for this sta-. Coney Island & Brooklyn Power Improvements—Recon-structed Power Station tion on Sanford Street, at a place slightly off DeKalbAvenue. The latter is an important business street wherehigh prices prevail for real estate. The general layout of the lines and power buildings of the Coney Island & Brook-lyn Railroad Company is shown in the accompanying map. POWER-HOUSE CONSTRUCTION AND FOUNDATIONS From reading the specifications for the construction ofthe power station one would gather the impression thatthe structure, while fireproof and substantial, was that ofa plain brick factory building. The appearance of thefinished structure, however, is extremely tasteful. Theuse of red mortar to match the bricks, which of themselveswere carefully selected for color, is most more noticeable are the practically perfect sym-metry and proportions. This building brings out forciblythe fact that for power-station purposes, the proper pro-portioning of the parts of a comparative
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