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Product Identifiers
PublisherCreateSpace
ISBN-101466260165
ISBN-139781466260160
eBay Product ID (ePID)110684017
Product Key Features
Book TitleBrooklyn Manhattan Transit : A History as Seen Through the Company's Maps, Guides and Other Documents, 1923-1939
Number of Pages108 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2011
TopicRailroads / History, Maps & Road Atlases (See Also Référence / Atlases, Gazetteers & Maps), Public Transportation
GenreTravel, Transportation
AuthorJames Poulos
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.3 in
Item Weight12 Oz
Item Length11 in
Item Width8.5 in
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Intended AudienceTrade
SynopsisA history of the Brooklyn Manhattan Transit Corporation from 1923-1939 as seen through original source documents such as maps, guides and brochures. Includes full color images of every map and service guide issued by the company as well as brochures for all of the experimental cars in its roster. Finally, it includes a map of the BMT trolley and bus routes as well as the service guide the BMT issued for its bus services. The section on trolleys also includes excerpts from the BMT Monthly describing the PCC car. A must-have for anyone interested in the history of the New York Subway System.This book expands upon the magazine entitled "Mapping the BMT" that was sold at the 2010 Mass Transit and Trolley Modeler's Convention. The guides are larger and easier to read, the map collection was completed, and additional material was added.
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- 21 Oct, 2015
A Valuable Compedium...
A valuable compendium of BMT historical information which complements other published BMT histories and photo books with copies of actual documents and maps. Recommended for anyone with an interest in the BMT and also historians, city planners and transportation students interested in how the transit system grew.Verified purchase: YesCondition: New
