Publisher's Synopsis
The pictures in this book are part of a unique collection of approximately 1,400 slides taken by the author of the Third Avenue El demolition in The Bronx in the 1970's with a few from 2005.These pictures were being made available for the 40th anniversary of the el closing in April 1973. The companion volumes to this book are The Third Avenue El Demolition in the Bronx - 149th Street to Tremont Avenue and The Third Avenue El Demolition in the Bronx - Tremont Avenue to Gun Hill Road, both published in 2012.These books will not only appeal to train fans but to fans of autos, buses, the 1970's, Bronx and New York history.Michael Fusco is a New York City based nature, botanical and weather photographer. His images appeared in the publications of the New York Botanical Garden, Brooklyn Botanic Garden and Shutterbug Magazine.
