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FLATBUSH AVENUE FREIGHT OFFICE
UNTIL THE CHANGES OF 1904 - 1906 BROOKLYN WAS SERVED BY THE CARLTON AVENUE
FREIGHT YARD WHICH WAS SITUATED BETWEEN CARLTON AVENUE AND SIXTH AVENUE.
THE FREIGHT HOUSE - LOCATED AT SIXTH AND ATLANTIC AVENUES -
HAD A TELEGRAPH OFFICE WITH THE CALL LETTERS "FH".
THE MERCHANDISE FREIGHT TERMINAL OPENED JULY 1, 1908 AND HAD A
SURFACE LEVEL OFFICE - HANSON PLACE ENTRANCE AT UPPER LEFT
HANSON PLACE ENTRANCE AT FAR RIGHT
STORAGE "PEN" ROOM "5" ON SCHEMATIC
AREA 15 ON SCHEMATIC - DOOR "4" AT FAR RIGHT
ROOM "6" AND DOOR "4"
ROOM "6" AND DOORS "2" AND "4"
ROOM "6" AND DOOR TO ROOM "7"
A MEN'S ROOM - PART OF ROOM "7"
ROOM "8"
ROOM "8"
ROOM "9"
ROOM "9"
VIEW FROM "10" - BARBER SHOP AT EXTREME LEFT - DOOR TO ROOM "9" AT RIGHT
THREE WINDOWS AT LEFT ARE PASSENGER STATION LADIES ROOM
BEYOND THE BARBER SHOP ("11") AND THE
LADIES ROOM ("13") WAS A STAIRWAY ("12")
THE STAIRWAY LED TO A DOOR INTO THE PASSENGER STATION'S SECOND
FLOOR OFFICES AND UP TO THE MERCHANDISE FREIGHT TERMINAL TRACK LEVEL
Go to ----> MERCHANDISE TERMINAL SURFACE FREIGHT FACILITY
Return to - - - - > MERCHANDISE TERMINAL Part One
Return to - - - - > MERCHANDISE TERMINAL Part TWO
GO TO FLATBUSH AVENUE STATION EXTERIOR
GO TO FLATBUSH AVENUE STATION INTERIOR
GO TO FLATBUSH AVENUE STATION CONCOURSE
Go to ----> LONG ISLAND EXPRESS BUILDING - EX TOWER
Go to ----> MEAT HOUSES
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AREA 15 ON SCHEMATIC - DOOR "4" AT FAR RIGHT
ROOM "6" AND DOOR "4"
ROOM "6" AND DOORS "2" AND "4"
ROOM "6" AND DOOR TO ROOM "7"
A MEN'S ROOM - PART OF ROOM "7"
ROOM "8"
ROOM "8"
ROOM "9"
ROOM "9"
VIEW FROM "10" - BARBER SHOP AT EXTREME LEFT - DOOR TO ROOM "9" AT RIGHT
THREE WINDOWS AT LEFT ARE PASSENGER STATION LADIES ROOM
BEYOND THE BARBER SHOP ("11") AND THE
LADIES ROOM ("13") WAS A STAIRWAY ("12")
THE STAIRWAY LED TO A DOOR INTO THE PASSENGER STATION'S SECOND
FLOOR OFFICES AND UP TO THE MERCHANDISE FREIGHT TERMINAL TRACK LEVEL
Go to ----> MERCHANDISE TERMINAL SURFACE FREIGHT FACILITY
Return to - - - - > MERCHANDISE TERMINAL Part One
Return to - - - - > MERCHANDISE TERMINAL Part TWO
GO TO FLATBUSH AVENUE STATION EXTERIOR
GO TO FLATBUSH AVENUE STATION INTERIOR
GO TO FLATBUSH AVENUE STATION CONCOURSE
Go to ----> LONG ISLAND EXPRESS BUILDING - EX TOWER
Go to ----> MEAT HOUSES
RETURN TO HOME PAGE