Make a U-turn, follow the subway track, and you’ll quickly be in Coney Island, at the Stillwell Avenue station. Said to be the world’s largest elevated subway terminal, it is named after Nicholas Stillwell (1603-1671), a farmer who settled the area.
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Under the elevated, Stillwell Ave.
Posted in Transportation, tagged brooklyn, coney island, coney island history, nicholas stillwell, nyc elevated trains, nyc subway, photography, stillwell ave, stillwell ave station on May 5, 2010| 2 Comments »