55th Street (IRT Ninth Avenue Line)
55th Street may refer to: In New York City *55th Street (Manhattan) * 55th Street (BMT West End Line) Elsewhere *55th Street (Chicago) *East 55th (RTA Rapid Transit station) East 55th (signed as East 55th Street) is a station on the RTA Red, Blue, and Green Lines in Cleveland, Ohio. The station entrance is located on the east side of East 55th Street just north of the intersection with Bower Avenue and the eastern ...

55th Street (Manhattan)
55th Street is a two-mile-long, one-way street traveling east to west across Midtown Manhattan. Landmarks, east to west Sutton Place South *The route officially begins at Sutton Place South which is on a hill overlooking FDR Drive. *Plaza 400 Apartments, 40-story, 119 m/392 ft apartment building completed in 1967 (north) First Avenue *Terrence Cardinal Cook Building (south) *Church of St. John the Evangelist (south) * Bristol Apartments, 33-story apartment building completed in 1973 Second Avenue *Brevard Apartments, 30-story apartments completed in 1981 *Marymount Manhattan College Dormitory, 48-story, 144 m / 473 ft mixed apartment house and dormitory completed in 2001 (north) Third Avenue *919 Third Avenue, 47-story 188 m / 615 ft building completed in 1971 (north) * P. J. Clarke's, antique tavern known for holding its own and remaining intact despite attempts to destroy it for 919 Third. (north) Lexington Avenue * Central Synagogue *DLT Entertainment ...
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55th Street (BMT West End Line)
The 55th Street station is a local station on the BMT West End Line of the New York City Subway, located at the intersection of 55th Street and 13th Avenue in Borough Park, Brooklyn. It is served by the D train at all times. The station opened in 1916, and had its platforms extended in the 1960s. History 55th Street station opened on June 24, 1916 along with the first portion of the BMT West End Line from 36th Street on the BMT Fourth Avenue Line to 18th Avenue station. The line was originally a surface excursion railway to Coney Island, called the Brooklyn, Bath and Coney Island Railroad, which was established in 1862, but did not reach Coney Island until 1864. Under the Dual Contracts of 1913, an elevated line was built over New Utrecht Avenue, 86th Street and Stillwell Avenue. The platforms at the station were extended in the 1960s to to accommodate ten-car trains. The station house was renovated as part of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority's 2005-2009 Capital Pro ...
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55th Street (Chicago)
Garfield Boulevard is an east-west street on the south side of Chicago and its immediate western suburbs. Its western segment, entirely known as 55th Street, runs east from Maple Avenue in Downers Grove until it becomes Joliet Road in Countryside. Its eastern segment, known only as Garfield Boulevard from Western Avenue in Gage Park to Elsworth Drive in Washington Park, runs east from Archer Avenue and Narragansett Avenue to South Shore Drive, just west of U.S. Route 41 (Lake Shore Drive). All of the eastern segment of 55th Street lies within the city limits of Chicago. Route description 55th Street begins at Maple Avenue in Downers Grove. In Clarendon Hills, the street intersects Illinois Route 83 ( Kingery Highway). As the road continues east into Hinsdale, 55th Street crosses from DuPage County to Cook County at County Line Road. Just east of the county line, the road passes over Interstate 294 (Tri-State Tollway). In Countryside, 55th Street intersects U.S. Route 12 ...
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