Hicks Street Line
Encyclopedia
The Hicks Street Line was a public transit line in Brooklyn
, New York City
, United States
, running from the Ninth Avenue Depot
at Greenwood Cemetery to the Brooklyn Bridge
.
near Fulton Ferry
. The Atlantic Avenue Railroad
acquired the right to build this line through a January 1, 1886 lease of the Prospect Park and Coney Island Railroad's (Culver Line's) horse railroad properties. Construction began on the line in Hicks Street, only built between the 15th Street Line in Hamilton Avenue and the company's trackage in Atlantic Avenue, in November 1888. The line began operations in late May or early June 1889, and ran along the existing 15th Street Line from the Ninth Avenue Depot
of the Culver Line, through Ninth Avenue, 15th Street, and Hamilton Avenue, then onto the new trackage on Hicks Street, and along Atlantic Avenue and the Adams Street and Boerum Place Line
to the Brooklyn end of the Brooklyn Bridge
. Hoyt and Sackett Streets Line cars, which had passed through Hoyt Street between Sackett Street and Atlantic Avenue, were rerouted to use Hicks Street.
Eventually the line stopped operating, and the only cars to use Hicks Street were those on an alternate routing of the Crosstown Line
, using Hicks Street instead of Columbia Street. This alternate route ended in 1921.
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, New York City
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, running from the Ninth Avenue Depot
Ninth Avenue Depot
The following structures have been called the Ninth Avenue Depot:*Ninth Avenue Depot , at Ninth Avenue and 20th Street*Ninth Avenue Depot , at Ninth Avenue and 54th Street...
at Greenwood Cemetery to the Brooklyn Bridge
Brooklyn Bridge
The Brooklyn Bridge is one of the oldest suspension bridges in the United States. Completed in 1883, it connects the New York City boroughs of Manhattan and Brooklyn by spanning the East River...
.
History
When the New York State Legislature chartered the Greenwood and Coney Island Railroad in 1874, its lines included Hicks Street from Hamilton Avenue to Fulton StreetFulton Street (Brooklyn)
Fulton Street, named after engineer Robert Fulton, exists mainly in two parts in what are today two boroughs of New York City which Fulton linked by his steam ferries, and each segment has its own distinct identity. This entry deals with Fulton Street in Brooklyn, which now begins at the...
near Fulton Ferry
Fulton Ferry, Brooklyn
Fulton Ferry is a neighborhood in the New York City borough of Brooklyn. The neighborhood is named for a prominent ferry line crossing the East River between Manhattan and Brooklyn, and is also the name of the ferry slip on the Brooklyn side...
. The Atlantic Avenue Railroad
Atlantic Avenue Railroad
The Atlantic Avenue Railroad was a railroad company in the U.S. state of New York, with a main line connecting downtown Brooklyn with Jamaica along Atlantic Avenue. It was largely a streetcar company that operated its own trains, but the Long Island Rail Road operated both streetcars and steam...
acquired the right to build this line through a January 1, 1886 lease of the Prospect Park and Coney Island Railroad's (Culver Line's) horse railroad properties. Construction began on the line in Hicks Street, only built between the 15th Street Line in Hamilton Avenue and the company's trackage in Atlantic Avenue, in November 1888. The line began operations in late May or early June 1889, and ran along the existing 15th Street Line from the Ninth Avenue Depot
Ninth Avenue Depot
The following structures have been called the Ninth Avenue Depot:*Ninth Avenue Depot , at Ninth Avenue and 20th Street*Ninth Avenue Depot , at Ninth Avenue and 54th Street...
of the Culver Line, through Ninth Avenue, 15th Street, and Hamilton Avenue, then onto the new trackage on Hicks Street, and along Atlantic Avenue and the Adams Street and Boerum Place Line
Adams Street and Boerum Place Line
The Adams Street and Boerum Place Line was a public transit line in Downtown Brooklyn, New York City, United States, running along Boerum Place and Adams Street...
to the Brooklyn end of the Brooklyn Bridge
Brooklyn Bridge
The Brooklyn Bridge is one of the oldest suspension bridges in the United States. Completed in 1883, it connects the New York City boroughs of Manhattan and Brooklyn by spanning the East River...
. Hoyt and Sackett Streets Line cars, which had passed through Hoyt Street between Sackett Street and Atlantic Avenue, were rerouted to use Hicks Street.
Eventually the line stopped operating, and the only cars to use Hicks Street were those on an alternate routing of the Crosstown Line
Crosstown Line (Brooklyn surface)
The Crosstown Line is a public transit line in Brooklyn, New York City, United States, running along Van Brunt Street and Manhattan Avenue between Red Hook and Long Island City, Queens. Originally a streetcar line, it is now the B61 and the B62 bus routes...
, using Hicks Street instead of Columbia Street. This alternate route ended in 1921.