Brooklyn NY Streetcar 1001 Cortelyou Road Flatbush Avenue 1948 Photo 4 x 5

This original photograph documents streetcar 1001 operating on the Cortelyou Road and Flatbush Avenue route, with reverse notation identifying “DeKalb Shops,” “1001 1930 Twin 3004 1948,” and “St. Louis.”

Cortelyou Road and Flatbush Avenue are major Brooklyn thoroughfares historically served by streetcar and later surface transit lines. Equipment built by Twin Coach in 1930 represents the transitional era between traditional street railway cars and more modern streamlined surface vehicles. The reference to 3004 dated 1948 suggests either renumbering, rebuilding, or fleet documentation associated with the car’s later service life.

The image shows car 1001 positioned in front of a substantial brick car barn structure, with multiple cars aligned along parallel tracks beneath overhead trolley wiring. Track curvature, shop bays, and yard configuration are clearly visible, reinforcing the “DeKalb Shops” identification written on the reverse. The combination of route sign text and handwritten fleet notes provides unusually strong documentary value for transit historians and Brooklyn surface line collectors.

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