Subway Construction Photograph Collection, Independent City Lines. Route 101, 1926-1944

The 2,992 Independent Subway System (IND) Route 101 photographs show construction on the Eighth Avenue Line (the A train and C train) from Greenwich Village south to Fulton Street in Manhattan, and into Brooklyn via the Cranberry Street Tunnel under the East River. The route covers the following sections: Section 5, Greenwich Avenue from Seventh Avenue and West 11th Street to Sixth Avenue; Section 4, Sixth Avenue from West 9th Street to Broome Street; Section 3, Church Street from Canal Street to Chambers Street; photographs captioned Sections "3 & 4", the area around Canal Street and along West Broadway to Church Street and Barclay Street; and Section 1, Fulton Street from Pearl Street to South Street and into Brooklyn at the foot of Furman Street to High Street between Adams and Jay Streets; there are no Section 2 photographs. This route includes many views of Greenwich Village and, going south, buildings between Houston Street and Canal Street that were demolished to make way for the Sixth Avenue Extension and the new subway line. Other photographs include a large number of images of headstones in St. Paul's Chapel churchyard. 88 of the Route 101 photographs are captioned Sections 8-11 and are views from West 32nd Street to West 53rd Street on the IND Sixth Avenue Line (the F), including the R.K.O. Building and Radio City Music Hall.