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This line was most likely intended to replace the 9th Avenue Elevated whose alignment Route #2 mimics from 110th Street to Gansevoort Street. Route #2 is indicated in red and the 9th Ave el is in blue.
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In upper Manhattan, the IND's route seems to cover more territory, but the hilly topography of upper Manhattan is such, that a walk up a block could feel like a mile. (Or at least that's the impression I get whenever I go up there.) If anyone from the neighborhood can say that Parson's plan is better than the IND's plan, then by all means expound.
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The Route #2 would be mimicked by the IND from 173rd Street to 124th Street. From there it runs diagonally under Morningside Park to Columbus/9th Avenue where it would run under or entirely replace the 9th Ave El.
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At Gansevoort Street, Route #2 takes a radical departure and runs beneath West Street, right up against Hudson River shore. Perhaps it was intended to serve New Jersey ferry commuters and longshoremen working the docks.
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Finally, it turns east into Battery Place where it seems to meet with the terminal of the First Avenue Subway (Route #1). It's interesting to imagine perhaps a through terminal where trains could run back and forth from 9th to 1st Avenues.
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