Third Avenue El page-number "The original rules were typed

"The original rules were typed and handed to young Springfield students

would undergo sweeping changes to restore its majestic interior and transform the vaulted terminal into a major center for retail

The headlines were positive

Those early Ferris Wheels

as (Edward) Gibbon said

Third Avenue El page-number "The original rules were typed"With many a hoot of the whistle, a six car train of the Third Avenue elevated made a slow and sentimental progress early last evening," declared a New York Times article on May 13, 1955, as a 77 year era ended with the final run of the original "El" train. It is seen here pulling out of Chatham Square station in Chinatown, heading north. About 850 passengers were on the last train of the last New York elevated line. The train was due to leave at 6 p.