by CPSmith
In searching for Yates Dock related photos (the other thread...), I've come across a lot of neat stuff. For one thing, most of the photos (I've been through over 6,000 so far) are old enough to pre-date the building of the dam at Mt. Morris. Sure did flood a lot back in the day...
A good number of photos span the use of the canal through the city, the de-watering of the canal and subsequent rebuilding of the bed for the subway, the operation of the subway itself, and its demise and rebuilding (again) as the Eastern Expressway (now 490).
The attached is part of the de-watering effort. The view is from the Lexington Ave. bridge over the canal looking to the northwest. The bridge in the foreground is today's runner. The B&O belt is the bridge to the rear. What struck me as somewhat remarkable is the structure to the left (obviously built in the early canal era) remains today as the Straight Home Inn Pizzeria and Bar & Grille.
Except for prohibition (and who knows...), the place has been serving beer for over 100 years.
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A good number of photos span the use of the canal through the city, the de-watering of the canal and subsequent rebuilding of the bed for the subway, the operation of the subway itself, and its demise and rebuilding (again) as the Eastern Expressway (now 490).
The attached is part of the de-watering effort. The view is from the Lexington Ave. bridge over the canal looking to the northwest. The bridge in the foreground is today's runner. The B&O belt is the bridge to the rear. What struck me as somewhat remarkable is the structure to the left (obviously built in the early canal era) remains today as the Straight Home Inn Pizzeria and Bar & Grille.
Except for prohibition (and who knows...), the place has been serving beer for over 100 years.
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