3rd Ave. El

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3rd Ave. El

1955

0h 10m

6.2(6 votes)

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Impressionistic picture of the Third Avenue Elevated Railway in Manhattan, New York City, before it was demolished. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2010.

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Joseph Tul

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Osmond Beckwith

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Dorothea Beckwith

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