Franklin Avenue station
The Franklin Avenue station was a station on the demolished section of the BMT Myrtle Avenue Line. The station was located at the intersection of Myrtle and Franklin Avenues in Bedford–Stuyvesant, Brooklyn, New York, United States.- Type: Historic site
- Description: demolished elevated rapid transit station on the BMT Myrtle Avenue Line in Brooklyn, New York City
- Also known as: “Franklin Avenue”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Taaffe Playground and Star Spangled Playground.
Star Spangled Playground
Park
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Star Spangled Playground is a park.
St. Mary’s Episcopal Church
Church
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St. Mary's Episcopal Church is an historic Episcopal church at 230 Classon Avenue in Clinton Hill, Brooklyn, New York City. It was built in 1858 of Belleville brownstone in the Gothic Revival style. St. Mary’s Episcopal Church is situated 1,100 feet southwest of Franklin Avenue station.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Clinton Hill and Clinton Hill Historic District.
Clinton Hill
Neighborhood
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Clinton Hill is a neighborhood located in the north-central portion of the New York City borough of Brooklyn. It is bordered by the Brooklyn Navy Yard and Flushing Avenue to the north, Williamsburg to the northeast, Classon Avenue and Bedford–Stuyvesant to the east, Atlantic Avenue and Prospect Heights to the south and southwest and Vanderbilt Avenue and Fort Greene to the west.
Clinton Hill Historic District
Locality
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Clinton Hill Historic District is a national historic district in Clinton Hill, Brooklyn, in New York City. It consists of 1,063 largely residential contributing buildings built between the 1840s and 1930 in popular contemporary and revival styles.
Fort Greene
Neighborhood
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Fort Greene is a neighborhood in the northwestern part of the New York City borough of Brooklyn. The neighborhood is bounded by Flushing Avenue and the Brooklyn Navy Yard to the north, Flatbush Avenue Extension and Downtown Brooklyn to the west, Atlantic Avenue and Prospect Heights to the south, and Vanderbilt Avenue and Clinton Hill to the east.
Franklin Avenue station
- Categories: metro station, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Brooklyn, New York, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
40.69437° or 40° 41′ 40″ northLongitude
-73.95796° or 73° 57′ 29″ westInception
April 27th, 1889Open location code
87G8M2VR+PROpenStreetMap ID
node 3026462201OpenStreetMap feature
historic=yesWikidata ID
Q5491261
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Japanese—“Franklin Avenue station” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “富蘭克林大道車站”
- French: “Avenue Franklin”
- Japanese: “フランクリン・アベニュー駅 (BMTマートル・アベニュー線)”
Places with the Same Name
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Myrtle Village Green and Iglesia Pentacostal Santidad a Jehova.
Nearby Places
Explore places such as Ganni’s Pizzeria and Citi Bike - Franklin Ave & Myrtle Ave.
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