A reader sent in this video capturing the demolition of the last of the Lexington El train. The train went up in 1888 and ran through Clinton Hill and Bed Stuy. The old subway trusses in the video were built into a garage on the corner of Grand and Lexington, and were the last remains of the line since it was dismantled in the 1950s. In late November, construction workers demolished the garage, leaving only the subway structure. A four-story, four-unit building will rise in this lot. Read all about the history of the Lexington El over at Forgotten New York, and check out more pictures of the site after the jump.
Remnants of the Lexington El at Construction Site [Brownstoner]
A photo of the garage’s roof before it was demolished.



Photos and video by Jesse Resnick.


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