Handy Map of Brooklyn - 1897 Brooklyn Rapid Transit Streetcar Line to the Hamilton Ave. Ferry

Handy Map of Brooklyn - 1897
Brooklyn Rapid Transit Streetcar Line to the Hamilton Ave. Ferry

By The Red Hook WaterStories team

In 1897, commuters could take a streetcar right to the Hamilton Avenue Ferry. From there it was an easy walk to the businesses clustered around Atlantic Basin. Streetcars also ran to the similarly busy Erie Basin.
This according to the Brooklyn Rapid Transit company's 1897 Handy Map of Brooklyn

At that time, one could take a bus over the Brooklyn Bridge, which opened in 1883, but the Hamilton Avenue Ferry remained a popular choice and would remain in service until 1942.

The Brooklyn Rapid Transit company was a precursor to the MTA, NYC's government run subway and bus system

Date:

1897

Item Relations

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Subjects

Mass Transit

Sources:

"Handy map of Brooklyn." Brooklyn Rapid Transit Co., New York, 1897.
Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library.The New York Public Library Digital Collections. http://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/c6d9c23e-37d0-7a21-e040-e00a180612a8

Published on May 17, 2017. Last updated on Dec 5, 2023.