Scavenger Hunt
# 2- Can you find (and photograph) any old streetcar/trolley tracks around new york (any of the boroughs)? (page 87) What is the history of the tracks you found? When were they placed there? When were they removed?
These tracks are located right on 25th avenue on 95th street in Jackson Heights, Queens. This trolley line was being built during the time Jackson Heights was being developed from swamp area to being known as Trains Meadow. It was built in 1893, and the Brooklyn City Railroad used Bowery Way Road all the way to North Beach for these tracks. In the 1920'a streets were opening up due to these tracks and there was service between 94th and 97th St. It went through peoples land and backyards. "At the same time that the cities expanded beyond the old walking limits, downtown business districts boomed from the mass influx of shoppers the trolley now brought from all over town" (Kunstler, 88). It's very obvious that these trolley tracks were used to to expand this town and to let the people of Jackson Heights get around. The tracks are still located and exposed.
# 10- Photograph two different street configurations in manhattan (two different street set-ups ie. Where the bike lane is located, how traffic flows, etc...)
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