Talk:List of streetcar lines in Brooklyn/1874 list

This is a list of "Horse Rail Road Routes" from an 1874 Brooklyn street directory in the David Rumsey Map Collection.


 * Atlantic Avenue R. R. Co.
 * GREENWOOD LINE. Fulton Ferry to Greenwood, via Furman Street and Atlantic, Flatbush and Fifth Avenues. Returning by same route.
 * EAST NEW YORK LINE. Fulton Ferry to East New York, via Furman Street and Atlantic Avenue. Returning by same route.


 * Adams Street Branch.
 * FROM ATLANTIC AVENUE to Fulton Ferry, via Boerum Place, Fulton, Adams and Water Streets. Returning via Adams through Fulton and Front.
 * BRANCH ROUTES Chartered from Atlantic Avenue to Clarkson or East New York Ave., through Washington, Albany, Troy, Utica and Buffalo Avenues.


 * Broadway R. R. Co.
 * MAIN LINE. Ferries foot of Broadway to East New York, via Broadway. Returning by same route.
 * REID AVENUE BRANCH. Ferries foot of Broadway to Fulton Street, via Broadway and Reid Avenue. Returning by same route.
 * JOHNSON AVENUE BRANCH. Foot of Grand St., to Johnson Avenue, via River and First Sts., Broadway, Eleventh and South Fifth Sts., and Montrose and Bushwick Avenues. Returning, via Johnson Ave., Broadway, First and River Sts.


 * Brooklyn City R. R. Co.
 * EAST NEW YORK LINE. Fulton Ferry to East New York, via Fulton Street. Returning by same route.
 * FLATBUSH LINE. Fulton Ferry to Flatbush, via Fulton Street and Flatbush Avenue. Returning by same route.
 * FLUSHING AVENUE LINE. Fulton Ferry to Van Cott Ave., via Fulton and Sands Sts., Hudson and Flushing Aves., Broadway and Graham Ave., to Van Cott. Returning by same route.
 * FURMAN STREET LINE. Fulton Ferry to Hamilton Ferry, via Furman, Columbia and Sackett Streets. Returning by same route.
 * GATES AVENUE LINE. Fulton Ferry to Broadway, via Fulton St., and Greene, Franklin and Gates Avenues. Returning by same route.
 * GREENPOINT LINE, No. 1. Fulton Ferry to Greenpoint, via Fulton St., Myrtle, Classon and Kent Avenues, and First, Franklin and Commercial Sts. Returning by same route.
 * GREENPOINT LINE, No. 2. Fulton Ferry to Greenpoint, via Fulton St., Myrtle, Washington and Kent Avenues, and First, Franklin and Commercial Sts. Returning by same route.
 * GREENWOOD LINE, No. 1. Fulton Ferry to Greenwood, via Fulton and Court Streets, Hamilton and Third Aves., and Twenty Fourth St. Returning by same route.
 * GREENWOOD LINE, No. 2. Fulton Ferry to Greenwood, via Fulton Street, Flatbush and Third Aves., and Twenty Fourth Street. Returning by same route.
 * HAMILTON AVENUE LINE. Hamilton Ferry to Fort Hamilton, via Hamilton and Third Avenues. Returning by same route.
 * MYRTLE AVENUE LINE. Fulton Ferry to Broadway, via Fulton Street and Myrtle Avenue. Returning by same route.


 * Brooklyn and Cross-Town Line.
 * COMMENCING at South Ferry at foot of Atlantic Avenue; along Atlantic Ave. to Court St. to Joralemon, to Willoughby; passing City Hall and the Court House to Raymond St., to Park Ave; to Washington Avenue; short cut across the Wallabout to Kent Avenue; along Kent Avenue and First St., to Broadway, passing the South Side Railroad Depot; Broadway to Fifth St.; to Van Cott Ave., to Orchard St., to Newtown Creek. Return by same route except Fourth St., instead of Fifth St., [note: the maps show track on 4th Street (Bedford Avenue) only south of North 4th Street, and a track in North 4th Street to 5th Street (Driggs Avenue).] and Navy St., instead of Raymond St.


 * Bushwick Avenue R. R. Co.
 * GRAND STREET FERRY to Myrtle Avenue Park, via River, First, Broadway, Fourth and South Fourth, and Meserole Streets and Bushwick and Myrtle Avenues. Returning by same route.


 * Butler Street R. R. (Chartered.)
 * FULTON FERRY to Prospect Park, via Water, Adams and Fulton Street, Boerum Place, Bergen Street and Flatbush Avenue, and return via same route
 * GREENWOOD BRANCH. From Flatbush Avenue through Seventh Avenue. Returning via same route.
 * EAST NEW YORK BRANCH. From Flatbush Avenue, via Butler Street, Bedford Avenue and Douglass Street to City Line. Returning via same route to New York Ave., thence through New York Avenue and Butler Street to Flatbush Avenue.


 * Coney Island and Brooklyn R. R. Co.
 * FULTON FERRY to Coney Island, via Water, Main, Prospect, Jay, Smith and Ninth Sts., Ninth Avenue and Fifteenth Street to City Line. Returning by same route to York Street, thence through York, Main and Water Streets.


 * Dekalb Avenue R. R.
 * ROUTE NO. 1. Fulton Ferry to Montrose Avenue, via Water, Washington and Fulton Streets and Dekalb Avenue and Chestnut St., to City Line. Returning by same route to Front, thence through Front and Fulton Sts.
 * ROUTE No. 2. Fulton Ferry to Yates Ave., via Water, Bridge and Willoughby Sts., Debevoise Place and Dekalb Ave. Returning by Dekalb Ave., Gold, Front and Fulton Streets.


 * Grand Street and Newtown R. R.
 * GRAND STREET FERRY to Calvary Cemetery, via Grand and Humboldt Streets and Meeker Avenue. Returning by same route.


 * Grand Street and Prospect Park R. R.
 * GRAND STREET FERRY to Prospect Park, via River, First, South Ninth and Second Sts., and Wythe and Franklin Avenue. Returning by same route to South Ninth, thence through Second and Grand Sts., to the Ferry


 * North Second and Middle Village R. R.
 * FERRY FOOT OF BROADWAY to Middle Village, via First and North Second Streets, Metropolitan Ave., to City Line. Returning by same route to Second Street, thence through Second, North First and First Streets.


 * South Brooklyn and Prospect Park R. R.
 * PROSPECT PARK LINE. Hamilton Ferry to Prospect Park, via Sackett, Hoyt and Bergen Sts and Flatbush Ave. Returning by same route.
 * NOSTRAND AVENUE LINE. Hamilton Ferry to Nostrand Ave., via Sackett, Hoyt and Bergen Sts. Returning by same route.


 * Vanderbilt Avenue R. R. Co.
 * FULTON FERRY to Prospect Park and Greenwood, via Water, Bridge, Concord and Navy Sts., and Park, Vanderbilt and Ninth Avenues, to entrance at Twenty First Street. Returning by same route to Gold Street, thence through Gold, Front and Fulton Streets.


 * Van Brunt Street R. R.
 * HAMILTON FERRY to Erie Basin, via Hamilton Avenue and Van Brunt Street. Returning by same route.


 * Williamsburg and Flatbush R. R.
 * FOOT OF BROADWAY to Penitentiary and Prospect Park, via Broadway and Fifth Street, and Division, Lee and Nostrand Avenues. Returning by same route.