2. Brief History of Second
Avenue Subway
1920 Proposed Second Avenue Subway Plan
1931 Delay of Completion
1939 Suspension Due to WWII
1942 Second Avenue El Demolished
1955 Third Avenue El Demolished
1964 Passage of Urban Mass Transit Act
1968 Plans for Phase One of Construction
1972 Groundbreaking at 103rd Street
1975 Construction Halted Due to Economy
1995 Renewal of Interest in Phase One
2006 Plans Confirmed for Construction