Harry Posted September 1, 2008 Share #1 Posted September 1, 2008 The areas covered are the general Harlem and East Harlem areas. There's been some interesting changes between then and now. 2006 MTA Manhattan Bus Map 1976 NYCTA Manhattan Bus Map Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B35 via Church Posted September 2, 2008 Share #2 Posted September 2, 2008 I love these snippets of these vintage maps you share w/ us.... The first thing that jumps at me is the route patterns for each route having a different color in the opposing direction of travel... any reason as to why it was shown on the map like that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
East New York Posted September 2, 2008 Share #3 Posted September 2, 2008 Wow!!!! Thanks for posting that Harry!! I never knew the M20 ran down 116 St! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PATCOman Posted September 2, 2008 Share #4 Posted September 2, 2008 The M20 became the M116. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BJC Posted September 2, 2008 Share #5 Posted September 2, 2008 I see the BX 29 became the BX 15....anybody know why they change the route number? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pablo M 201 Posted September 2, 2008 Share #6 Posted September 2, 2008 Damn, I noticed a whole bunch of differences right off the bat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
via White Plains Road Posted September 2, 2008 Share #7 Posted September 2, 2008 The Bx34 doesn't run via Macombs Dam Bridge anymore it goes to Woodlawn-Katonah Avenue and now the Bx6 goes to Riverside Drive. The Bx30 doesn't run via 145th Street Bridge it goes to Co-op City-Earhart Line or Norwoord-205th Street subway station and now the Bx19 goes to Riverbank Park. The M4 used run up and down Riverside Drive and now it runs up and down Broadway. The M11, M18, M60, M98, M103 and M116 didn't exist yet. Man times have changes within a 30 year span! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PATCOman Posted September 3, 2008 Share #8 Posted September 3, 2008 I see the BX 29 became the BX 15....anybody know why they change the route number? Back in the mid 80s, most of the Bronx routes changed their numbers. This old Bustalk post is a list of the old and new Bronx bus route numbers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric B Posted September 4, 2008 Share #9 Posted September 4, 2008 I love these snippets of these vintage maps you share w/ us.... The first thing that jumps at me is the route patterns for each route having a different color in the opposing direction of travel... any reason as to why it was shown on the map like that? That was because in midtown, the streets are one way, so all of the routes running one way on one street had one color, and the other direction on the other street was the other color. You can see this taking shape on the lower right. (and red/blue was uptown/downtown, and green/orange was crosstown). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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