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Patrick Cullinan  > Brooklyn > The Myrtle Avenue El > Myrtle Ave El, Oct. 1969
This collection is sorely in need of correction with Photoshop, and I will be working on them in the coming months, God willing. (Now = Dec. 11, 2007.)

The Myrtle Elevated line is dear to my heart because of nostalgic associations with Bishop Loughlin Memorial High School, which I attended in the 1950's. Over a period of four years, I traveled the line from Knickerbocker Avenue to Vanderbilt Avenue, enjoying the homely views along the way. I used to be especially touched by windows decked out top to bottom with house plants, which I took to be a sign of a godly dwelling and a reverent hand.
     (Some of the photos included here are artistically pointless and serve a purely documentary or nostalgic purpose. Moreover, since these images are hot out of the scanner, I haven't had a chance yet to work them over in Photoshop, which I'll be getting to in a few months, God willing.. You can see a sample of the kind of enhancement that is possible by comparing the first few photos. Enjoy!)
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Patrick Cullinan > This is just what it looked like back in October of 1969, shortly before the line shut down.
Patrick Cullinan > Pulling out of the Myrtle and Broadway station.  (This of course is an uncorrected scan.)
Patrick Cullinan > Side-of-the-building ads for the New York Frame and Picture Company used to be everywhere.
Patrick Cullinan > Myrtle Ave El, Oct. 1969 photo
Patrick Cullinan > Passing Tompkins Avenue.  (Photo needs work!)
Patrick Cullinan > (The corrected version.  It could still use some extra tweaking.)
Patrick Cullinan > (A little stretching and pulling in Photoshop corrects the perspective.)
Patrick Cullinan > This is a detail of the previous frame.  See the gent in the suit and tie!
Patrick Cullinan > Myrtle Ave El, Oct. 1969 photo
This is just what it looked like back in October of 1969, shortly before the line shut down.
 > This is just what it looked like back in October of 1969, shortly before the line shut down.
This is just what it looked like back in October of 1969, shortly before the line shut down.
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