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NEW YORK SUBWAY BLUEPRINTS

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NEW YORK SUBWAY BLUEPRINTS
<b>135. NEW YORK SUBWAY BLUEPRINTS </b>A fine lot consisting of well over fifty blueprints measuring approximately 40" x 24", ca. 1950 depicting the Interborough Rapid Transit's (I.R.T.) Seventh Avenue Extension line of the New York City Subway. The line, which before September 11, 2001 ran from 34th. St. Penn Station to South Ferry, carried the 1, 2, 3 & 9 trains. It was completed during 1917 and 1918, one of the most significant periods of subway expansion in the city's history which by 1920 had doubled the total mileage of the system. The blueprints in this lot are copies of the original 1914 plans produced ca. 1950, which were completed for the Engineering Department of the State of New York Public Service Commission. The plans detail various cut-away views of the track bed, stations, ventilation, stairwells and other features along the line. There are also a few overhead views of the plans which appear to include much of the line between 34th. Street Penn Station to about Canal Street, with significant portions dealing with the sections between 14th. St. and Varick St. as well as detailed plans for the subway station underneath Pennsylvania Station. Moderate soiling, wear and a few tears especially at the margins, overall good to very good condition. Should be viewed. <b> $400-600</b>