Myrtle Avenue (BMT Lexington Avenue Line)
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Myrtle Avenue was a station on the demolished BMT Lexington Avenue Line
BMT Lexington Avenue Line
The Lexington Avenue Elevated was the first standard elevated railway in Brooklyn, New York, operated in its later days by the Brooklyn Rapid Transit Company, the Brooklyn-Manhattan Transit Corporation, and then the City of New York.The original line, as it existed at the end of 1885, traveled...

. It had two tracks and two side platforms. It was located at the intersection of Myrtle Avenue and Grand Avenue in Brooklyn
Brooklyn
Brooklyn is the most populous of New York City's five boroughs, with nearly 2.6 million residents, and the second-largest in area. Since 1896, Brooklyn has had the same boundaries as Kings County, which is now the most populous county in New York State and the second-most densely populated...

. It closed on October 13, 1950, although the other BMT station at that location, Grand Avenue
Grand Avenue (BMT Myrtle Avenue Line)
Grand Avenue was a station on the demolished section of the BMT Myrtle Avenue Line. It had two tracks and two side platforms. It closed on November 3, 1969, after a fire on the elevated structure. Until October 13, 1950, at the same intersection, though at a different set of platforms, was the...

 was in operation until November 3, 1969. The next southbound stop was Washington Avenue
Washington Avenue (BMT Myrtle Avenue Line)
Washington Avenue was a station on the demolished BMT Myrtle Avenue Line and BMT Lexington Avenue Line. It had two tracks and one island platform. The next stop to the north was Grand Avenue, and until 1950, the next stop to the north for trains destined for points on the BMT Lexington Avenue Line...

. The next northbound stop was DeKalb Avenue
DeKalb Avenue (BMT Lexington Avenue Line)
DeKalb Avenue was a station on the demolished BMT Lexington Avenue Line. It had 2 tracks and 2 side platforms. It was located at the intersection of Grand Avenue and DeKalb Avenue in Brooklyn. It closed on October 13, 1950. The next southbound stop was Myrtle Avenue. The next northbound stop was...

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