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Last Day of the Myrtle Avenue El: Photographs by Theresa King (Museum Exhibit)
Time: 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM
Location: New York Transit Museum

At midnight on October 3rd, 1969 the last train on the Myrtle Avenue El departed Borough Hall. After eighty years of service the line would be demolished. Photographer Theresa King, who rode the train daily in her childhood, spent the day documenting the trains, stations, passengers and views from the elevated platform. Forty years later this photo essay, shot in a single day, provides a glimpse into the past and preserves a memory of growing up in Brooklyn.

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Free Tours of "the Castle" (Historical Societies)
Time: 1:00 PMLocation: Bayside Historical Society -- Fort Totten

The home of the Bayside Historical Society will be among some 200 architecturally-significant sites across NYC spotlighted during the 7th annual openhousenewyork Weekend, the nation’s largest architecture and design event. As part of the celebration, BHS has planned free tours of its headquarters, the historic c. 1887 Officers' Club ("the Castle") in Fort Totten Park. Tours will be held on Saturday, Oct. 10 at 2:30 and 3:30 p.m., and on Sunday, Oct 11 at 1 pm and 2:30 pm. Call 718-352-1548 for more information.

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