Third Avenue El sales-home " read one headline

" read one headline

but was renamed Times Square as the paper's new building was constructed

"Champion Bernard Weiselberg

For historical photos that appeared in the newspaper

Third Avenue El sales-home " read one headline"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.