You may not find the answer to your specific, but (in my opinion) an outstanding site relating to rapid transit in NYC, past and present, can be found at http://www.nycsubway.org/ Bill Carr Ballston Lake, NY (with one daughter living in the Village and the other in Long Island City) ----- Original Message ----- From: "Newspaper Annie" <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Monday, January 31, 2000 2:20 PM Subject: Turn-of-the-century NYC Interborough Travel > In the limited bit of research I've been able to do > lately, I've come across several things that mention > the fact that most of the boroughs in New York City > after the 1898 consolidation were not connected by > bridges to each other or to Manhattan. My question is, > how did they travel between boroughs? Ferries and the > like? Did some of the elevated trains span the rivers? > > Thanks for your help. > Rachel H. > > > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Talk to your friends online with Yahoo! Messenger. > http://im.yahoo.com >