001477657 000__ 06531nam\a22008775i\4500 001477657 001__ 1477657 001477657 003__ DE-B1597 001477657 005__ 20231026034821.0 001477657 006__ m\\\\\o\\d\\\\\\\\ 001477657 007__ cr\un\nnnunnun 001477657 008__ 230103t20142014nyu\\\\\o\\d\z\\\\\\eng\d 001477657 019__ $$a(OCoLC)1302163171 001477657 020__ $$a9780823261925 001477657 0247_ $$a10.1515/9780823261925$$2doi 001477657 035__ $$a(DE-B1597)623950 001477657 035__ $$a(OCoLC)1301548741 001477657 040__ $$aDE-B1597$$beng$$cDE-B1597$$erda 001477657 0410_ $$aeng 001477657 044__ $$anyu$$cUS-NY 001477657 072_7 $$aHIS036080$$2bisacsh 001477657 08204 $$a388.42097471$$223/eng 001477657 1001_ $$aSparberg, Andrew J., $$eauthor.$$4aut$$4http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut 001477657 24510 $$aFrom a Nickel to a Token :$$bThe Journey from Board of Transportation to MTA /$$cAndrew J. Sparberg. 001477657 264_1 $$aNew York, NY : $$bFordham University Press, $$c[2014] 001477657 264_4 $$c©2014 001477657 300__ $$a1 online resource (192 p.) 001477657 336__ $$atext$$btxt$$2rdacontent 001477657 337__ $$acomputer$$bc$$2rdamedia 001477657 338__ $$aonline resource$$bcr$$2rdacarrier 001477657 347__ $$atext file$$bPDF$$2rda 001477657 50500 $$tFrontmatter -- $$tContents -- $$tPreface -- $$tAcknowledgments -- $$t1. 1940: Unification- IRT and BMT Join the IND, Creating One Subway System -- $$t2. 1941: A Strike and a Pioneering Labor Agreement -- $$t3. 1941: Dyre Avenue Subway Extension Opens -- $$t4. 1941- 1948: Third Avenue Transit- Rails to Rubber 31 -- $$t5. 1944 and 1950: Goodbye to Brooklyn Bridge Rails -- $$t6. 1947- 1948: Private to Public Bus Operations -- $$t7. 1948: Goodbye to the Nickel -- $$t8. 1947- 1956: Final Decade for Brooklyn Trolleys -- $$t9. 1950: Farewell, Lexington Avenue -- $$t10. 1953- 1968: Th e TA, Tokens, and TWU Triumphant -- $$t11. 1953: Last Double- Deck Buses Operate on Fifth Avenue -- $$t12. 1954- 1956: The BMT and IND Begin a Courtship -- $$t13. 1955: Sunshine Returns to Third Avenue -- $$t14. 1956: Fifth Avenue Coach Becomes Number One -- $$t15. 1957- 1959: IRT West Side Improvement -- $$t16. 1962: Fifth Avenue Coach Suddenly Disappears -- $$t17. 1964: World's Fair, Blue Subways, Stainless Steel Subways -- $$t18. 1966: Mike Quill's Last Hurrah -- $$t19. 1967: The BMT and IND Marry Forever -- $$t20. 1968: The MTA Is Created and Express Buses Appear -- $$tBibliography -- $$tIndex 001477657 506__ $$aAccess limited to authorized users. 001477657 520__ $$aStreetcars "are as dead as sailing ships," said Mayor Fiorello LaGuardia in a radio speech, two days before Madison Avenue's streetcars yielded to buses. LaGuardia was determined to eliminate streetcars, demolish pre-1900 elevated lines, and unify the subway system, a goal that became reality in 1940 when the separate IRT, BMT, and IND became one giant system under full public control.In this fascinating micro-history of New York's transit system, Andrew Sparberg examines twenty specific events between 1940 and 1968, book ended by subway unification and the MTA's creation. From a Nickel to a Token depicts a potpourri of well-remembered, partially forgotten, and totally obscure happenings drawn from the historical tapestry of New York mass transit. Sparberg deftly captures five boroughs of grit, chaos, and emotion grappling with a massive and unwieldy transit system.During these decades, the system morphed into today's familiar network. The public sector absorbed most private surface lines operating within the five boroughs, and buses completely replaced streetcars. Elevated lines were demolished, replaced by subways or, along Manhattan's Third Avenue, not at all. Beyond the unification of the IND, IRT, and BMT, strategic track connections were built between lines to allow a more flexible and unified operation. The oldest subway routes received much needed rehabilitation. Thousands of new subway cars and buses were purchased. The sacred nickel fare barrier was broken, and by 1968 a ride cost twenty cents.From LaGuardia to Lindsay, mayors devoted much energy to solving transit problems, keeping fares low, and appeasing voters, fellow elected officials, transit management, and labor leaders. Simultaneously, American society was experiencing tumultuous times, manifested by labor disputes, economic pressures, and civil rights protests.Featuring many photos never before published, From a Nickel to a Token is a historical trip back in time to a multitude of important events. 001477657 538__ $$aMode of access: Internet via World Wide Web. 001477657 546__ $$aIn English. 001477657 5880_ $$aDescription based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 03. 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