Vintage 1920 Destination Roll Subway NYC Queens Brooklyn Coney Island Sign

Description

A subway destination roll for the IND Queens Line's local tracks at Queens Plaza in NYC. The roll is on oil cloth and has the metal frame with crank to change the destination, which was done by hand. It is original and has quite a few stops, listed below. Our favorite "Coney Island". The roll cranks easily and the frame is sturdy and stands by itself on a flat surface, it is 22" wide x 17" high and 10 1/2" deep. The oil cloth is in good condition, we have repaired any tears and the Queens destination had to be patched with oil cloth as a section was missing. We have pictured the condition showing one of the best to the Queens patch.
I am not a NYC resident or historian but it appears that this would be from the early days of the Independent Line which starts in the 1920's. We have an original photo of the subway lead car showing the Coney Island destination. Amazing!
CANAL STREET
BROAD CHANNEL
WHITEHALL STREET
WASH. HTS 207TH ST
WASH. HTS 168TH ST
CONCOURSE 205TH ST
CONCOURSE BEDFORD PK
JAMAICA ST
QUEENS
FOREST HILLS COURT ST
BORO HALL
SIXTH AVE 34TH ST
HOUSTON LAFAYETTE ST
NO PASSENGERS
SPECIAL
HOUSTON 2ND AVE
HUDSON TERMINAL
FULTON EUCLID AVE
FULTON LEFFERTS BLVD
AQUEDUCT FAR ROCKAWAY
MOTT AVE ROCKAWAY PK
SMITH 9TH ST
BROOKLYN CHURCH AVE
KINGS HIGHWAY
CONEY ISLAND
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Item ID:
3533