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[NEW YORK OMNIBUS 2629]

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The other unique PCC in the Brooklyn fleet was #1000, the only PCC in Brooklyn built by CLARK.

Note its boxy, angular lines, which totally set it apart from the St. Louis-built cars (also note the standee windows)

* (#1000 is today preserved)......

https://www.nycsubway.org/perl/show?7681

https://www.nycsubway.org/perl/show?40879

(courtesy: nycsubway.org)

["TROLLEY STATION"]

[NEW YORK OMNIBUS 2629]

Besides the unique B&QT PCC #1000, the only other equipment built for New York by CLARK was the small fleet of articulated BMT "Bluebirds"; these sleek and attractive lightweight trains were retired in 1954, being deemed "non-standard" by the NYCTA..............

https://www.nycsubway.org/perl/show?128181

https://www.nycsubway.org/perl/show?75526

["BMT LINES"]

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Here are two more photos of the only CLARK-built PCC in Brooklyn, #1000.

Again, the interesting, angular body design made it an easy car to identify.......

https://www.nycsubway.org/perl/show?140674

https://www.nycsubway.org/perl/show?7683

(courtesy: nycsubway.org)

["50 McDONALD"]

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As previously noted, B&QT PCC #1000's more angular body lines (and standee windows) made for a marked contrast to the 99 other ST. LOUIS-built PCCs in the fleet.........

https://www.nycsubway.org/perl/show?140841

https://www.nycsubway.org/perl/show?142057

https://www.nycsubway.org/perl/show?30794

(courtesy:nycsubway.org)

["68 CONEY ISLAND"]

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Here's a beautiful photo of the magnificently (partially) restored ex-B&QT PCC #1000 (CLARK)....QUITE a handsome-looking car!

https://www.nycsubway.org/perl/show?158422

(courtesy: nycsubway.org)

["CLARK EQUIPMENT COMPANY"]

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This is a rare photo; it shows CLARK PCC #1000 being delivered to Brooklyn, via flatcar.

This sleek car was quite modern for its day, and presented a totally different appearance from the ST. LOUIS-built cars...........

https://www.nycsubway.org/perl/show?140623

(courtesy:nycsubway.org)

["43 ERIE BASIN"]

[Cyberider]

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Cyberider:

The CLARK PCC (#1000) also stood out from the other B&QT PCCs in the fleet by its standee windows; at that time, standee windows were not found on "standard" PCCs, and would not be until after the War.

However, in 1940, TWIN COACH introduced standee windows on their Model "27/30-GS" transit buses ("slant-back" models)......

"NYO"

["GARAGE ONLY"]

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Here is an interesting photo showing #1000 on the elevated trackage at the massive Sands Street complex, at the Brooklyn end of the Brooklyn Bridge; several BMT "El" lines and a number of B&QT streetcar lines all served this huge facility, which was torn down in 1944......

https://www.nycsubway.org/perl/show?117332

(courtesy:nycsubway.org)

["B&QT"]

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This outstanding 1943 photo shows just how HUGE the (cast iron) Sands Street station was, totally dwarfing the streetcars.

The "El" trains stopped running over the Bridge in 1944, but the streetcars (now using the former "El tracks) continued running over the span until 1950........

https://www.nycsubway.org/perl/show?117333

(courtesy:nycsubway.org)

["ST .LOUIS CAR COMPANY"]

[Cyberider]

It seems odd that the Sands Street Station was torn down during WWII when one would think traffic was heavy. Or were there other reasons?

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[Cyberider]

Still seems odd they didn't wait until the war was over and traffic declined to pre-war levels.

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