Cinder Block Projects

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Hi all, I have a section of a cinder block wall that's a brick shorter. The section is about 4 bricks in width, and 1 block in height, so it's basically a layer. I am planning just to DIY it since it's a small enough of a project. The thing is that that section has the top cap bricks in place, so is it ok to just add onto those, or should I remove them and add onto the actually cinder blocks? Thanks for all advice/help on this. submitted by /u/red_32 to r/masonry [link] [comments]

I have a detached garage with two garage doors but no man door. The walls are made of cinder block. What is involved with cutting an opening through that material to install a man door? Is this a possible DIY project? submitted by /u/ShittalkyCaps to r/HomeImprovement [link] [comments]

First time poster, long time lurker 👋 Recently found myself unemployed, so I figured I’d knock out some backyard projects. After going down a YouTube/HGTV rabbit hole, I decided to install decorative cedar planks over my plain cinder block wall. Overall, it was pretty straightforward, the most time consuming part was prepping the boards. Installation wasn’t bad at all. I’m really happy with how it turned out. Covers the old water stains and makes the space feel warmer and more finished. I’m originally from the Northeast, so the cedar gives me a little sense of home back here. Curious if anyone else has done something similar? Any downsides I should watch out for besides the usual maintenance? I’m assuming I’ll need to restain/reseal every couple of years, but cedar should hold up pretty well in this climate. Next up figuring out the dirt landscaping situation… and, you know, finding a job 😅 Happy to share more details if anyone’s interested! submitted by /u/YelnickMcWawa1 to r/vegaslocals [link] [comments]

I just finished Secret Mall Apartment and I honestly don't know where I stand on it. The story is a total 2000s fever dream. It’s about eight artists building a hidden 750sq-ft flat inside a Rhode Island mall and living there for years. The lo-fi footage they captured back in 2003 is incredible, but the doc raises some massive questions that I haven't stopped thinking about. On one hand, you have Michael Townsend and his crew, who frame this as a "living art" protest against corporate gentrification. You can’t help but be impressed by the pure audacity it took to smuggle cinder blocks and furniture past security for four years. For the "art is life" crowd, it’s an inspiring story about reclaiming space from billionaires. On the other hand, the film itself acknowledges a huge elephant in the room: white privilege. The artists admit they likely only got away with this because of how they looked, and some of the "magical" reenactments (like using a diverse cast of actors for a mostly white project) feel like they're trying to rebrand a very specific, privileged experience into something more universal. It also touches on the heavy personal cost, showing how Townsend’s singular obsession with the project eventually led to the end of his marriage. I’m curious to see what everyone else thinks!! Is this a brilliant act of resistance that proves art can happen anywhere? Or is it just a case study in how "mischief" is only called "art" when the people doing it have a certain level of privilege? submitted by /u/the_al_coco to r/netflix [link] [comments]

We had to put in a new well this winter because our existing one was too close to where our septic system needed to get moved to. It's a pretty serious investment putting in a well like this, so I wanted to protect it. Here's what I came up with. Main criteria I considered: Cinder block foundation since poured slab isn't really an option. A way for water to get out, if something in there ever bursts. The roof needs to be able to get out of the way for well servicing. Wanted it to match the construction style of my house and other outbuildings. Built to last forever, stay dry inside, keep animals out, ability to regulate temperature to some extent. So here's a brief summary of what I did: I laid out cinder blocks where I wanted the shed to go, dug out the trench for them, a layer of gravel on the bottom, and made sure they were level and square. I made a cinderblock-sized ground vent / water catastrophe outlet, using pressure treated 2x4 and a basement vent from home Depot; the goal is for water to have an exit if a pipe should burst, while keeping rodents out. Then I mortared all the blocks in place, and let them set for a few days. I hammered 24" rebar through all of the cinder block cavities into the dirt below, then filled all the cavities with concrete, and positioned J-hooks before it set. Next I built the lower walls, using pressure-treated 2x4 on bottom, OSB sheething, tyvek, and finally T1-11 siding. I put in a side door for quick access to the well controls, shut-off valve, etc, without having to lift off the whole roof. Then I built the upper half the same way, but rather than nailing it to the bottom half, it is only attached with hinges on one side. before attaching the siding on the upper half, I installed Z-bar to keep water out of the gap. The roof uses OSB sheething, and is otherwise finished like any other roof, a standard shingle installation with proper drip edges. Metal roofing would have been MUCH better for this because of lighter weight, easier construction, and lower cost; I only did a shingle roof because I wanted it to match my other structures, otherwise I wouldn't have. The last step was installing latches, and chains to prevent the roof from crashing to the ground when you open it. I've got a Wi-Fi thermometer out there, so I'm keeping an eye on the temps inside before I decide what to do (if anything) for additional insulation or ventilation. Some small concerns that remain: I need to find a good way to hold the roof up, because right now it just stays up because of gravity, but that is not safe. so I need to make some mechanism for that. also the roof is quite heavy, it takes two people to lift it and it's impossible to lift it all the way vertical, so I'm considering putting a pulley on the tree behind it or something to assist. none of that is a huge concern right now since it only needs to get opened of the pump burns out some day. Anyways, just wanted to share! Partially because I'm proud of the result, and partially because I hope it might help somebody with their own project in the future. Let me know if you have any questions (or advice!) submitted by /u/Asleep_Onion to r/homestead [link] [comments]

We have lived in our house for two years now and this one section of wall has always has what looked like a little bubbling at the joints. It had been painted over so I never really questioned it but today I was hyper-fixated and kept poking different spots and got peeling paint but also a sandy concrete powder. Is this something I need to worry about or get looked at right away? For reference, we live in PA in a single family split level home. House is about 70 years old. The section of wall is an exterior wall and probably sits about 1-2 feet below a mulch bed. Any input or advice would be greatly appreciated. This is our first home so the list of projects and repairs has been endless. Thanks! submitted by /u/bslax91 to r/HomeMaintenance [link] [comments]

I ordered ten cubic yards of drainage rock delivered for a project - 2 sizes, in 3&7 yard amounts. I know the bucket they use to load it is imperfect, so I ordered 10% extra. The piles looked smaller than I expected based on previous soil deliveries, but it's hard to tell in piles. I moved the rock into a pond made with cinder block walls (rectangular), and the depth is about 6.5", where it should be 11". This also includes a lot of pipes and plants, plus another 2/3 of a yard that I had left over from another project. All in, I think they delivered 5 to 5-1/2 of my 10 yards. I called the company and explained the situation, offered many pictures with my dimensions, etc. I'm not surprised that they're not willing to deliver the 4.5-5 yard that were short, they offered me a small discount. Do I have any recourse? I know it's my word against theirs, but I have a ton of photo documentation and it's a unique application where the volume is very easy to calculate. If I order from them again and accept the discount, should I expect the same under measurement? I would need to order 9 additional yards, if I'm again expecting the shortfall to be half. The cost is another $620. And I will be very annoyed if they correct their volumes this time and I've got a few yards extra to deal with. My other option is to order from the other supplier I used a few months ago, at a cost of about $400. It's bagged, and the quality is not as good (dusty, not as colorful) but at least I can be confident I'll get what I order. What would you do, either as the customer or as the supplier? submitted by /u/eggsperimentalist to r/landscaping [link] [comments]

Looking for 4-6 cinder blocks for a house project. Anyone able to help me out? submitted by /u/toad__boy to r/Greenpoint [link] [comments]

Hey there! My husband and I just had an egress window installed in our cinder block foundation basement. The window is 30" square and the block foundation is just shy of 10" deep. The contractor used a 3.5-inch H x 3.5-inch D Primed Steel Angle Lintel (1/4-inch Thick). My FIL (a former engineer who spent 40 years designing mobile homes) questions whether the lintel is deep enough to support what was done. The window is about 6" below the brickline of the house (a brick bungalow from the 1970s). The floor joists run parallel to the window. The peak of the roof is a few feet to the right of the window. The contractor installed the L of the lintel upside down, so the bottom half is just hanging, not touching anything. Essentially, if you were to have to climb out the window, you'd likely smack your head off it. The lintel is also installed on the outside of the window. It seems like he did this to make it less conspicuous and to be able to better parge around it? The lintel does sit the required 150mm on either side of the window. My FIL is just worried that a 3.5" lintel is sufficient for a 8" wide cinder block (which he says the majority are) and is not sufficient for an almost 10" one. I have reached out to our local building inspector, but haven't gotten a response yet. Our worry comes from the contractor himself. He did come recommended for doing this job, however, he was rather "rough around the edges." He was unprepared multiple times throughout the project (didn't have the right tools, didn't realize the gas meter would be in the way, etc.). He has been doing this work for 20 years, but that's not to say that he has been doing it correctly. For instance, we asked that he come back and recaulk around the window since it has shrunk since it was installed in the last two weeks and to waterproof part of the exposed wood framing, he basically told us to pound salt. We think that if there is an issue, we're on the hook to get it repaired on our own. I've tried to do some research to see if this is sufficient enough on its own. My other step is to reach out to our building inspector again and, if necessary, an engineer (I suppose)? Thanks for any of your expertise on this matter! submitted by /u/Fickle_Ad_6881 to r/BuildingCodes [link] [comments]

Is there a source for cinder blocks and pavers in southern NH (I'm in Rochester) that is cheaper than the big box stores? I need 100 12"x12"x2" square cement pavers, 100 8"x8"x16" standard cinder blocks, and 25 8"x8"x8" half cinder blocks. I can rent a utility trailer to help offset delivery costs. I know that's small change to a builder, but it's a lot to me for a DIY project. Thanks for any suggestions! submitted by /u/Squirrelhenge to r/newhampshire [link] [comments]

I live on the 1st floor apartment building in the 60s. When it was first built it had an empty lot next to it. So my bedroom window had a "decorative" security bars installed. Then in the 90s they built the apartment building next door ant put up a 6ft cinder block wall just about 4 feet away from my window in because that is the setback limit between properties. With such a crap, prison like view people ju started using the dusty dry alley way as a dumping ground or would just keep their blinds shut, (an old vacuum, pieces of scrap metal, an unused mini satellite dish...etc ended up back there). But when I moved in I decided to just improve the view myself with some big leaf stencils and paint .. but it needed more. Then I discovered water bottle flowers. The bottles were everywhere as garbage, so all I needed was some outdoor paints, some hot glue and a powerful adhesive to stick them to the wall. It became my go-to art craft to keep from stagnation during times of stress or depression. I can add to it when ever I want. Technically it IS vandalism, but no one but the guy who reads the water meter and me really ever sees it. I like to think of it as my secret underground Gorilla Art project... And I think it turned out pretty good 😊 PS. I've also added little mushrooms to the top of the wall with plastic bottle mushroom caps and vinyl leaves I bought in a pack.... submitted by /u/CrafterKris67 to r/crafting [link] [comments]

The top cinder block on this corner in my crawlspace projects out slightly. Is this normal? submitted by /u/BallerinaLP to r/HomeMaintenance [link] [comments]

I’ve run into a snag with an outdoor project and it looks like I have three options for moving forward. Hoping someone here has some insight that I don’t have to help me make the best decision. So… I’m trying to build a privacy wall made from cinder blocks and 4x4 boards. I'm making three towers of cinder blocks (three cinder blocks stacked on end for each) with the boards running between them. Most of the cinder blocks that I have have grooved edges, not the flat edges shown in most of my reference images Option #1: I use these blocks as is. They will stack on each other and are relatively stable even without adhesive. There are several points of contact for me to apply adhesive to, but I do wonder if stability will be affected because there isn’t a single wide surface connecting the blocks. Option #2: I try to fill the grooves. I’ve looked into concrete fillers; this feels like a lot of work and potentially expensive. Would filling the grooves improve stability enough to justify it? Option #3: I replace the blocks. I’m really not trying to do this; the goal is to use the materials I have. But if Option #1 isn’t going to be stable and Option #2 is going to end up being far more labor intensive and/or expensive, it might be worth it. Any legitimate advice is appreciated. submitted by /u/Any_Cantaloupe_3 to r/DIY [link] [comments]

I’ve run into a snag without an outdoor project and it looks like I have three options for moving forward. Hoping someone here has some insight that I don’t have to help me make the best decision. So… I’m trying to build this (top photo); a privacy wall made from cinder blocks and 4x4 boards. My wall will be 3 cinder blocks high. Most of the cinder blocks that I have have grooved edges, not the flat edges shown in the image. Option #1: I use these blocks as is. They will stack on each other and are relatively stable even without adhesive. There are several points of contact for me to apply adhesive to, but I do wonder if stability will be affected because there isn’t a single wide surface connecting the blocks. Option #2: I try to fill the grooves. I’ve looked into concrete fillers; this feels like a lot of work and potentially expensive. Would filling the grooves improve stability enough to justify it? Option #3: I replace the blocks. I’m really not trying to do this; the goal is to use the materials I have. But if Option #1 isn’t going to be stable and Option #2 is going to end up being far more labor intensive and/or expensive, it might be worth it. Any legitimate advice is appreciated. submitted by /u/Any_Cantaloupe_3 to r/DIY [link] [comments]

Doing a backyard project and realizing pretty quickly that the number of cinder blocks that the previous owners left isn’t going to cut it. I’ll take slightly broken ones as well, and can pick up, preferably around East Sac or the surrounding area. My only request is, I might want to use your garden hose before taking them. Just for the potential cockroaches, spiders, and other critters that I don’t want in my car that will be in there (sorry, critters). I won’t be able to take many in one trip, so even if you only have like 5 cinder blocks, I’m open to making the trip just to take them. Thank you in advance! submitted by /u/Kelly_makes_burgers to r/SacramentoBuyNothing [link] [comments]

I’m currently working on my first cardigan (first sweater) and I want to block my project midway to check for length. I’ve got one sleeve about halfway done (another thing I want to check the length on before I cast off), as well as the yoke and the body, but I have a number of questions. Would it be better to knit both sleeves before a test block? I have to pick up stitches for the collar of the cardigan, which runs the entire length of the front. I currently have the body stitches on hold just in case I need to add length. Will blocking make it harder to pick those up post block? Is it best to wet block or steam at the stage? What else so I need to know before I attempt blocking this thing mis project? I’m so excited with how this project is going so far, I really don’t want to mess this up at this stage, so any advice/help is heartily welcomed! The pattern I’m working on is the Ginny Cardigan by Andrea Mowry, and I’m using Harrisville Nighshade yarn in Cinder, if that makes any difference. submitted by /u/ComfortableSource256 to r/knitting [link] [comments]

I may hire it out or may DIY but I’d like to be informed as best as possible. Lot of good ol boys around here who just wing it (which tends to make me DIY most things). This is not my wall, just one that I saw and got me thinking. submitted by /u/pseudonominom to r/masonry [link] [comments]

Was in the kitchen and saw an unmarked white pickup stop in front of our house. This in itself isn't unusual; we've got some decorations up that people sometimes stop and take pictures of. The weird thing is he got out of the truck, took what looked like a heavy package out of the bed, and dropped it next to our mailbox. Then got back in his truck and drove away. I figured it was Amazon or something. But I went out to check and it was just two cinder blocks, placed on the ground next to my mailbox. I don't have any projects going on at the moment, nor anything planned. I'm just completely perplexed. Anyone have any clue what this is about? EDIT: The mystery has been solved! And it's a bit anticlimactic. A family member who lives with me arranged to have them dropped off, but was gone at the time, never told anyone, and thought he'd replied to the message I put in our house discord but he never hit send. submitted by /u/Asmor to r/homeowners [link] [comments]

https://imgur.com/gallery/rTDyJQG We had our block walls built in February or March, then stuccoed, then had our gate frames made, then installed the wood! This project was massive for us because the wood install was a LOT. Sanding the wood was a huge hiccup, and we ended up hiring a friend this weekend to help us get it all done. But letting our dogs run around the front without a lead was so fun last night! And now we can get to landscaping :) We used metal fence supports with concrete anchors to support the toppers and drilled every hole from the back so there were no visible holes (500 holes in total 🤯). We used a UV protectant oil because this Los Angeles heat/sun is like no other. The wood weathered in a day if we didn’t treat it. We used western red cedar and used 120 grit to smooth it out. We took 1/8” off the end and made each plank 2.5” thick with a 1/2” gap between. We got stainless handles and will add a deadbolt on the front (looking for best smart deadbolt!) We’re very much looking forward to some time off of projects and so happy with the end result! submitted by /u/adognamedgoose to r/HomeImprovement [link] [comments]

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TL;DR I shattered my lower body on my mission and was abandoned by the church with my stake president refusing to cover any medical costs, leaving me with thousands of dollars of debt. Despite this, I twisted my reality to make the church faultless and spread these lies at the expense of my credibility. I served my mission in 2007-08 in Uruguay. I found joy within the church up until then. It's so weird to say it, but I felt like it gave me a purpose. I'm ashamed of how I acted toward a lot of my high school peers in the name of righteousness. I was even nicknamed "Saint [my name]" within my family because I saw nothing but black and white when it came to doctrine. Serving a mission was the only option because I saw no other way. In the summer of 08 (actually it was July and therefore winter in that part of the world) I was a zone leader doing a service project for a member of the ward. She had two houses on her property and wanted to demolish the smaller guest house in the back yard. For those who are unaware, the houses in that country are largely built with only cinder block and concrete. No insulation or modern conveniences of any kind in rural areas. My companion and I began the project working a little bit at a time. We took down the house piece by piece, wall by wall, over the period of about a month. We worked with the senior couples who had construction experience but even they must have felt like the task was too dangerous because of the way these homes were built. Fact of the matter was that I was allowed to work on this project as a 20 year old with no experience. The senior couples nor my mission president (who approved of the project) saw anything wrong with it. July 21st 2008 was the day I found myself buried under a pile of rubble after a freak accident. A portion of the house unexpectedly collapsed and I was caught under the debris. The crushing weight, the dust in the air, and the blood in my throat and mouth made breathing impossible. The pain was maddening. For 30 long minutes I had to endure excruciating agony so unimaginable that I have yet to experience anything like it since. I still have nightmares and even flashbacks about it. Some nights I cry myself to sleep (rare now but still once or twice a year it happens). I never got professional help and I’m scared to. I’m scared to revisit that day. Even right now I’m typing this up because I am desperate for an outlet. I broke my pelvis in four major places as well as my back and legs. I suffered severe nerve trauma that continues to this day. I nearly died because my intestines ruptured and I got under the knife just in time for my life to be saved. Six weeks… I spent six weeks in Uruguay before I was even capable of sitting up with an aid. The head doctor from missionary medical came by to escourt me home. Up until then, both my parents were told by my stake pres that the “church” would be with me the entire way through my recovery. I was told the same thing by my mission president. It was a lie. I got home and immediately went to Cedar Sinai in Beverly Hills, courtesy of the church. The doctor there was talented. He was overwhelmed with the damage at first, but we planned two orthopedic surgeries to reconstruct my body to the best of his ability. My first operation was planned for October of that year. Then we got the bad news. The stake president called my parents in (not me, mind you) and asked when I would be put on my dad’s insurance. It was impossible because at the time a pre-existing condition disqualified many from getting covered. My stake president withdrew financial support anyway. “Tithing dollars are sacred”. “Self-sufficiency is a key principle of heaven”. “He can get on your insurance during open enrollment.” To his credit, he was right about the open enrollment. Problem was that my dad’s insurance absolutely skyrocketed. We had to delay my surgery because of the sudden and unexpected costs. I have no idea how the doctor did it, but he changed my hospital bill to have a crazy and severe discount (something like a 95% reduction). He also kept the bill collectors at bay until I can figure out how to pay the remainder (still in the thousands) I think by changing the date his office was billing me. The church left me with thousands of dollars of medical bills while I was still in my wheel chair, unsure if I would ever walk or feel anything ever again. And this should be a warning to all: even though the church was never there for me, I always DEFENDED their decision a la 1984. I forcibly changed my memory of the event to justify it somehow. I remember saying how “I felt a hand on my shoulder comforting me while I was pinned” implying some angel was there with me. I actually did that!! I was a TBM all the way through, so much so that reality changed for me. A lawyer approached me and told me that I had a case to bring against the church. I refused despite his insistence. I convinced myself that I was making the “right” choice, but I think I was just scared. Part of the reason why to this day I’m scared to speak to a professional counselor about my experience is because I would need to face the lies I told myself, this experience being one of them. Defending the church always came at the expense of my dignity; I needed to accept some kind of fault whenever I recounted this experience so that I wouldn’t burden the church with it. It makes me sick to think about it I eventually got my surgeries and 2-3 years of physical therapy. I went to BYUI in 2012 because I was going to need to pay for my education and it was the cheapest option. I had no idea how financial assistance would be abundant for me, a first generation college student. Had I known and wasn’t a TBM, I would have gone anywhere else except a church owned school I think. Some good news though: I can walk now. I go to the gym every day and I’m the fittest I’ve ever been in my life. That was just the start of my shelf cracking despite my attempts to cover it up. My wife and I both made the decision to leave just a couple of months ago. The loss of the church has put me back into a depression as I come to grips with my reality. I come here every day, desperately reading every post, reading your experiences, and trying hard to face my past. My wife is an amazing support, and between her and another exmo friend, I somehow built the courage to share the beginning of turning my back on the church. Reading all of your posts voraciously every day brings me some comfort. I’m so sorry that so many of you were hurt by the church. Please know that I have read every single story that has been posted since I started coming here. Your experiences are all valid and I hope you all get the support you all need. Sorry for the long post. Thank you for reading. It means a lot to me. submitted by /u/YaldabaothRodeATapir to r/exmormon [link] [comments]

The Brigadoon of Subway Stations: Does the 76th street subway station exist?See pictures of the possible station here While this isn't a mystery that generates a tremendous amount of speculation, discussion and conspiracy theories, I love a good location-based non-murder mystery and I really love "abandoned subway station" stories. So... "For students of the history of New York City and its subways, abandoned stations and half-built shells offer up an alluring reminder of what was and what could have been. Scattered throughout the city are various platforms now shuttered and lost to the era of longer trains, and of course, the provisions that remind us of the grand plans for the IND Second System capture the imagination. We know of the shell at South 4th Street and a similarly hidden one at Utica Ave. But what of the other subway mysteries? One long-standing urban rumor has concerned a station along the IND Fulton line just east of Euclid Avenue and past the walls that mark the end of the C local train. This is the 76th Street station, an urban fable kept alive by an old April Fools joke, some mysterious construction barriers and track maps that hint of an unbuilt subway extension. The 76th Street station itself is a mystery. If it exists, it would be found at the area of 76th Street and Pitkin Ave. in Queens. Officially, it was never really built, and no one has photographic evidence of it. But there’s long been lingering doubts in the minds of even the most ardent subway historians. "What we know today are snippets of rumors and in complete images. The story is fueled by a cinderblock wall past Euclid Ave. and a signal that’s facing the wrong way. For some reason, subway construction crews at one point decided to brick up the area at the end of the local tunnel, and all that remains are stubs on track maps and signal schematics. A 2007 post by the LTV Squad simply fueled speculation, and like any good urban legend, the story doesn’t die." from this website "According to Joseph Brennan of Abandoned Stations (a post that Benjamin Kabak of Second Avenue Sagas says is a joke), the station was in operation for less than a month in 1948. Even then, officials were denying its existence but unions at the time suspected cover up of non-union work and the tunnel to the station was supposedly sealed off in 1952. Brennan has maps and photographs purportedly showing the station’s existence, including one of a train at the platform and one of a subway board at Euclid Station, provided accidentally by the Transit Authority for the book Under the Sidewalks of New York.---Untapped cities "--untapped cities website Here's the text from that "joke" post (kind of a weird joke if it is a joke!) "The Fulton Street subway was the Independent System's main line from downtown Brooklyn to southern Queens. Construction was delayed by funding problems in the early 1930's, solved by federal Works Progress Administration funding starting in 1936. That lasted only a few years, as work on the last portions in Brooklyn was then stopped in 1942 shortly after the nation entered World War II. The portion continuing from east of Rockaway Avenue station to Crystal St, not far west of the future Euclid Ave station, was let in 1938, and the next portion in 1940. After the war ended, workers and materials became available for civilian use again. The badly needed short run to a better terminal at East New York (now named Broadway Junction station) was finished in about a year, opening in December 1946. The last portion opened on 28 November 1948, running along Pennsylvania Ave and Pitkin Ave to the 76 St station just over the Queens border. It included access to a new train yard with access from both Euclid Ave and 76 St stations. The line no sooner opened than an unusual controversy erupted. Charges were made that the last portion had not been built and thus should not be operated. The local news media jumped on this, and in an article in the Queens edition of the Daily News for 30 November 1948, an unnamed engineer with the Fochla Brothers Contractors was quoted saying, "All I know is we built to the borough line like we were given plans, and we put up a solid concrete wall there. If they've knocked it out and built more, that's fine with me, but I can tell you I never saw anyone working farther down the street than we were." A tracklayer, also unidentified, claimed his crew had laid track to the end of their section and found another section of tunnel already completed. While the actual operation of trains to 76 St should have been enough to convince anyone the route existed, spooky rumors continued to spread. At the time the station opened, there were no houses at all on any of the four corners at 76 St and Pitkin Ave. A followup story in the News Queens edition on 2 December told the story of an area man who walked through the intersection each day to reach the Fulton St El station at City Line, a few blocks to the northwest: "I was walking home one day and noticed the new subway entrance. I was amazed because there was nothing there that morning. I don't know how human beings could work so fast." Pressed for a statement, Board of Transportation officials first scoffed but then days later admitted sheepishly that they could not produce contracts for construction or equipment of the portion east of Grant Avenue at the borough line. The unions, suspecting a cover-up of non-union work, threatened to take the matter to court. At this point, federal investigators stepped in. Long time local residents recall men with Air Force identification asking questions about the subway and any other unusual events in the area in the past year and a half. As a result of the problems related to its origins and existence, the 76 Street station was closed after less than a month of service, on 20 December 1948. The Board of Transportation covered the embarrassment by quickly preparing new maps and signs showing Euclid Avenue as the terminal, and no more was said. On 6 July 1949, the Board of Transportation officially adopted a plan to extend the Fulton St subway by diverging north out of Pitkin Ave at Conduit Ave and building a ramp up to the outdated Fulton St El located in Liberty Ave. The board's 1950 building projects were announced in a front-page story in the New York Times of 20 November 1949, which says the ramp would extend the subway "from its present terminus". The reasons for the change of route were not made public, but the change clearly avoided routing any trains through the 76 St station. The Times again gave front page coverage on 22 June 1950 to plans for new subway routes, among them the Second Ave Subway, the predecessor to the 63 St tunnel, and the Chrystie St connections. The "plan for Queens" included adding the Long Island Railroad's Rockaway Line to the subway system. Despite this lengthy extension to the Fulton St route, the awkward routing via the Fulton St El was retained without comment. The accompanying map quietly shows the ramp as the existing route, a fait accompli for which contracts were actually not bid until the next year. The tunnel to 76 St was sealed in 1952 and any remaining evidence of its existence at ground level was erased. Today, more than fifty years later, 76 St station is still secure, and the events leading to its closing are barely remembered. Officials at the Transit Authority today deny it ever existed, just as some folks did in 1948."--Abandoned Stations website A ghost station uncovered? Early in the decade of the double aughts, two subway historians brought tales of the 76th Street station to light. In a comprehensive posting on April 1, 2002 that included some excellent Photoshops, Joe Brennan created a history of 76th St. He even claimed the station had been in revenue service but was shuttered as part of a city cover-up. That, of course, was an April Fools joke, but Randy Kennedy’s 2003 column on 76th Street was no laughing matter. Kennedy spoke with one man who insisted the station exists, and his evidence was similar to that found by the LTV Squad. An electric board says 76th Street; the cinder block wall is an oddity; other transit workers and police officers claim the station exists on the other side of the wall. It’s a case based on circumstantial evidence, but until someone returns with photos, 76th Street will remain forever a debated part of subway lore. And yet, we do know what was supposed to go past that cinderblock wall sixty-plus years ago. As part of the IND Second System, the Fulton Line was to split near Euclid with one section continuing along Liberty Ave. and the other heading east to 229th St. in Cambria Heights, right near the Nassau County line. Some plans called for the IND to use the LIRR right-of-ways, but the details are immaterial. Eventually, due to costs and some engineering concerns, the plans for such an ambitious extension were scrapped. It is true that a signal schematic references the “future 76th Street interlocking,” but that is ultimately a future that never came to pass. Supposedly in urban lore, the 76th Street station was part of an extension of the A line to 229th Street in Cambria Heights, one of many proposed subway lines that never came to be. The New York Times wrote that “If it exists, in fact, it is nothing more than a dark four-track IND subway station with blue tiles, on the A line near Ozone Park, Queens.” Possible evidence? Just an April Fool's Joke? Abandonded Stations website says "For Brian Cudahy's book Under the Sidewalks of New York, the Transit Authority accidentally provided a photograph showing the model board at Euclid Avenue, which includes the track to 76 St station at the extreme right. This was a rare lapse in the wall of silence surrounding the station. Cudahy wisely did not comment on it explicitly, and he was allowed to use the photo again for the revised editions, where it was slightly trimmed at the right edge but still shows the station. The board shows the 1956 route to the el through Grant Ave station angling off to the upper right, and it's interesting that as late as that, the former routing had not been taken off the diagram." The article also explains: "Subway historian David Rogoff prepared a track plan of the 76 St station area at an unknown date, but it was probably not published before it appeared in the Bulletin of the New York Division of the Electric Railroaders' Association in July 2001. It shows both the original route to 76 St and the later route to the el via Grant Ave. The Bulletin reports the tunnel sealed in 1952, and says two transit workers recall 76 St as having blue tile. That is the wrong color since Euclid Ave is purple, and Independent Subway local stations have the color of the express station closer to Manhattan. Those who built the 76 St station may have got it wrong." A cover up? Or just a simple mixup involving local government? Check out this post with extensive pictures here for a more technical exploration of the mechanics that led the authors to believe there really is an abandoned station at 76th street. So what do we think? Is there a 76th street subway station? NYC residents please chime in :) submitted by /u/Chazzyphant to r/UnresolvedMysteries [link] [comments]