Third Avenue El featured-black-history " If you think shoveling

" If you think shoveling your car out is a pain

Many fans called it "The House That Ruth Built" because of Babe Ruth

but yesterday's program is certainly high on the list

This photo was published on the front page of The New York Times

Third Avenue El featured-black-history " If you think shoveling"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.