Astoria intersection, subway and underpass under construction,
1963. From the Budapest Municipal Photography Company archive.
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scavengedluxury said:
@odn5t9rhpxr7 search Fortepan for “astoria”, move the slider to 1963 and there’s a set from the building site including this photo 
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odn5t9rhpxr7 said:
hah! my girl figured it out. the tracks were bypassing the construction. she also found other pics of the temporary bridge. anyway, I’m still interested in the link to the original if you would share it with us @scavengedluxury odn5t9rhpxr7 said:
and there’s not much space for any significant bend. also the tree on the left hand side solid have been removed cos of the underpass construction by that time. I’m playing a guessing game here. still likely you’re right and in wrong. do you have the link to the original photo? @scavengedluxury odn5t9rhpxr7 said:
even though that sounds plausible I still cannot see how would be a thirty degree bend in the tram tracks there. you can see on any present day map that the tracks are nearly strait at Astoria and the 
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@odn5t9rhpxr7 the bridge is a temporary one used in the construction of the underpass. I think the photo was taken from the Hotel Astoria looking down towards the MTA apartment building. odn5t9rhpxr7 said:
Ross, it’s kind of hard to believe it’s the Astoria. there’s no bridge and there’s nothing to build a bridge over at Astoria. or I just don’t understand what I’m looking at. @scavengedluxury 
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