Station: Myrtle Avenue/Broadway (Nassau Street-Jamaica Line)
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Overview
Opened: 9/16/1888 (Jamaica) Opened: 12/19/1889 (Myrtle) Closed: 10/4/1969 (Myrtle)
The Myrtle Avenue station consists of three tracks, with two island platforms. Above the in-use platforms, crossing at an angle, is another platform formerly served by the Myrtle Avenue Elevated, which ran south of here to Myrtle Ave. and Jay St, and north to Metropolitan Avenue. The southern portion of the line was closed in 1969 and the upper level station was abandoned.
The lower level mezzanine, along Broadway south of Myrtle, is one of the oldest in the system and provides access to both platforms. The Broadway mezzanine has stairs to the street on the northwest corner of the intersection. A second mezzanine on Myrtle Avenue, south of Broadway, is currently being rebuilt. In the past, this mezzanine had stairs from the street on both sides (east and west) of Myrtle Avenue on the south side of Broadway. It had one very long set of stairs that went directly up to the Myrtle Avenue El station, and a passage/platform that went under and up to both Jamaica line platforms.
The closed upper level had two tracks and one island platform, and stairways to both of the lower level platforms. The platform was used as a crossover for passengers after abandonment of the Myrtle El service but this has long been discontinued. A tower for the Myrtle El and junction was on the upper level but this too has been closed. A connection to the remaining portion of the Myrtle Ave. El branches off immediately east of the lower level platforms. For detail of the track configuration in this area see the Myrtle Avenue Area Track Map.
(Portions of the above description from Brennan's Guide to Disused Elevated Stations.)
Artwork
Jammin' Under the El, Verna Hart (1999)
Photo Gallery - Lower Level
 Image 26223 (421k, 1044x714) Collection of: David Pirmann Location: Myrtle Avenue |
 Image 26311 (264k, 1044x706) Collection of: David Pirmann Location: Myrtle Avenue |
 Image 53757 (52k, 600x450) Photo by: Professor J Location: Myrtle Avenue |
 Image 66388 (103k, 799x590) Photo by: Phillip Lee Location: Myrtle Avenue |
 Image 75589 (28k, 675x523) Photo by: Frank Pfuhler Location: Myrtle Avenue |
 Image 76831 (179k, 1044x788) Photo by: John Dooley Location: Myrtle Avenue |
 Image 80174 (209k, 1044x788) Photo by: Philip D'Allesandro Location: Myrtle Avenue |
 Image 92285 (228k, 930x618) Photo by: Peter Ehrlich Location: Myrtle Avenue |
 Image 101782 (253k, 1044x703) Photo by: John Barnes Location: Myrtle Avenue |
 Image 102263 (280k, 1044x788) Photo by: Emmanuel Robinson Location: Myrtle Avenue |
 Image 113313 (317k, 1024x757) Collection of: George Conrad Collection Location: Myrtle Avenue |
 Image 114460 (264k, 1044x701) Photo by: John Dooley Location: Myrtle Avenue |
 Image 115224 (233k, 1024x799) Collection of: George Conrad Collection Location: Myrtle Avenue |
 Image 130755 (351k, 1044x788) Photo by: Robert Mencher Location: Myrtle Avenue |
 Image 131664 (318k, 1024x687) Photo by: Wilfredo Castillo Location: Myrtle Avenue |
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Photo Gallery - Upper Level
 Image 1437 (376k, 699x1044) Photo by: Peter Dougherty Location: Broadway/Myrtle Avenue (Upper Level) |
 Image 1438 (352k, 712x1044) Photo by: Peter Dougherty Location: Broadway/Myrtle Avenue (Upper Level) |
 Image 1441 (31k, 504x346) Photo by: Yoon Jae Lee Location: Broadway/Myrtle Avenue (Upper Level) |
 Image 1442 (386k, 1044x702) Photo by: Peter Dougherty Location: Broadway/Myrtle Avenue (Upper Level) |
 Image 6639 (255k, 1044x708) Collection of: David Pirmann Location: Broadway/Myrtle Avenue (Upper Level) |
 Image 7641 (243k, 1044x705) Photo by: Harry Pinsker Location: Broadway/Myrtle Avenue (Upper Level) |
 Image 27917 (210k, 1044x767) Collection of: David Pirmann Location: Broadway/Myrtle Avenue (Upper Level) |
 Image 33194 (53k, 1008x672) Photo by: Joe Korman Location: Broadway/Myrtle Avenue (Upper Level) |
 Image 75598 (170k, 1044x647) Photo by: Frank Pfuhler Location: Broadway/Myrtle Avenue (Upper Level) |
 Image 75852 (116k, 800x600) Photo by: Phillip Lee Location: Broadway/Myrtle Avenue (Upper Level) |
 Image 103843 (255k, 877x586) Photo by: Brian J. Cudahy Location: Broadway/Myrtle Avenue (Upper Level) |
 Image 113315 (237k, 1024x701) Collection of: George Conrad Collection Location: Broadway/Myrtle Avenue (Upper Level) |
 Image 113320 (227k, 1024x735) Collection of: George Conrad Collection Location: Broadway/Myrtle Avenue (Upper Level) |
 Image 113456 (223k, 1024x803) Collection of: George Conrad Collection Location: Broadway/Myrtle Avenue (Upper Level) |
 Image 114074 (232k, 1044x667) Photo by: Jeff Haythorpe Location: Broadway/Myrtle Avenue (Upper Level) |
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