Queens Borough, New York City, 1910-1920; the borough of homes and industry, a descriptive and illustrated book setting forth its wonderful growth and development in commerce, industry and homes during the past ten years ..a prediction of even greater growth during the next ten years ..and a statement of its many advantages, attractions and possibilities as a section wherein to live, to work and to succeed . tion made impossible for this section to capitalize this greatasset. Had the line been placed in operation when it was completed in 1914 or1915, hundreds of new apartments would have been
Queens Borough, New York City, 1910-1920; the borough of homes and industry, a descriptive and illustrated book setting forth its wonderful growth and development in commerce, industry and homes during the past ten years ..a prediction of even greater growth during the next ten years ..and a statement of its many advantages, attractions and possibilities as a section wherein to live, to work and to succeed . tion made impossible for this section to capitalize this greatasset. Had the line been placed in operation when it was completed in 1914 or1915, hundreds of new apartments would have been completed before the UnitedStates entered the war. Now, in 1920, three years after operation started, thiscommunity is beginning to realize the immense advantages of its excellent transitfacilities and is rapidly being developed with up-to-date apartment houses, whichwill offer those who live there superior living accommodations. The growth of the passenger traffic is indicated by the ticket sales at the 6stations on this line shown bv the following table. Tic ket Sales Station Feb. 1917 Feb. 1918 Feb. 1919 Jan. IQJO Beebe Ave. 58,500 45,000 Washington Ave. 30,000 53,400 73,700 Broadwav 108,600 130,100 156,200 Grand Avenue 65,620 96,300 131,600 164,400 Hoyt Avenue 88,700 107,000 131,200 Ditmars Avenue 55,220 68,700 Total 306,118 535,800 670,000. Station at Broadway and Second Avenue New York Citv 75 CORONA EXTENSION The contract for the construction of the extension to Woodside, Winfield,Elmhurst, Jackson Heights, and Corona, was delivered on March 11, 1913 tothe E. E. Smith Contracting Company, amount $2,063,588. On April 21, 1917 service was inaugurated through the Queensboro Subwayat Grand Central Station, Manhattan, to the terminus of this line at AlburtisAvenue, Corona. This three track line, nearly five miles in length, extends through a territoryin the First and Second Wards of Queens, which today is but partially
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