Yates Avenue and Flatbush Railroad Company
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Yates Avenue and Flatbush Railroad Company

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Product Details CompanyYates Avenue and Flatbush Railroad Company Certificate TypeCapital Stock Date IssuedUnissued, circa 1880'sCanceledNoPrinterNot indicatedSignaturesHand signedApproximate Size8 1/2" (w) by 5" (h)ImagesShow the exact certificate you will receiveGuaranteed AuthenticYesAdditional DetailsNAReference Under $15 Historical Context The Yates Avenue and Flatbush Railroad was organized in 1881 to build a branch of the Broadway Railroad, beginning at Broadway and Yates Avenue (present-day Marcus Garvey Boulevard) in Bedford–Stuyvesant, continuing south on Yates to Fulton Street, then east on Fulton, where it ran over the Brooklyn City Rail Road's Fulton Street Line to Troy Avenue, and continued south on Troy to end at Bergen Street.The Broadway Railroad leased the line on December 31, 1881. The Brooklyn, Queens County and Suburban Railroad, owned by the Long Island Traction Company (later the Brooklyn Rapid Transit Company or BRT), leased the Broadway Railroad in early 18

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