Adventures of Urban Life

1)Philip Johnson's "daring" AT&T building:



2)Old streetcar/trolley tracks:



this small space of cobble stone which has a hint of metal from the old track was found in the Bronx in between Kingsbridge Rd. and Valentine ave. according to Forgoten-Ny.com and Bronx historian Lloyd Ultan, the Tracks were built on Kingsbridge Rd. on an underpass to prevent traffic congestion in the early 20th century. The railway line that passes through Valentine avenue was one of the longest ones in the Bronx and it was run by the Manhattan Railway company. The fare on the Bronx trolley was just five cents. After WWI the railway companies began to abandon the trolleys because maintenance became to expensive and they could not raise the prices. Eventually the tracks were removed by 1948 as buses and cars took over the NYC streets.
by Katherine Pimentel