Gallery Tour: Theresa King, Last Day on the Myrtle Avenue El

by calendar on October 8, 2009

When
October 18, 2009   2:00 pm - 3:30 pm
Where
New York Transit Museum
Boerum Pl. & Schermerhorn St.
Brooklyn
Cost
$5 adults; $3 seniors 62+
More Info
New York Transit Museum

Artist Theresa King leads a gallery tour of the Museum’s current exhibition of her photography, Last Day on the Myrtle Avenue El. The exhibit runs through February 28, 2009.

At midnight on October 3, 1969, the last train on the Myrtle Avenue El departed Borough Hall. After 80 years of service the line would be demolished. Photographer Teresa 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.