Subway Construction Photograph Collection, Independent City Lines. Route 106, 1928-1936

The 2,315 Independent Subway System (IND) Route 106 photographs show construction of the Concourse Line (the B train and D train) from West 155th Street in Manhattan to East 205th Street in the Bronx. The route covers the following sections: Section 1, St. Nicholas Place from West 150th Street to West 155th Street in Manhattan, across the Harlem River via the Concourse Tunnel into the Bronx, then following 161st Street to Jerome Avenue; Section 2, 161st Street and River Avenue to East 167th Street and Grand Concourse; Section 3, Grand Concourse from East 167th Street to East 175th Street; Section 4, from East 176th Street to East 183rd Street; Section 5, from East 183rd Street to Kingsbridge Road, including Fordham Road; Section 6, from Kingsbridge Road to Van Cortlandt Avenue East; and Section 7, Grand Concourse and Van Cortlandt Avenue East to East 205th Street and Webster Avenue. In addition to the numerous apartment buildings on the Grand Concourse, there are some row houses and large detached houses. The views in Manhattan show a residential neighborhood running along St. Nicholas Place. Other views include the Macombs Dam Viaduct and the Harlem River Speedway.