{"id":324,"date":"2007-07-27T14:39:58","date_gmt":"2007-07-27T18:39:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nyhabitat.com\/blog\/2007\/07\/27\/the-nostalgia-train-from-manhattan-to-brooklyn-to-the-1930s\/"},"modified":"2016-02-17T13:29:19","modified_gmt":"2016-02-17T17:29:19","slug":"the-nostalgia-train-from-manhattan-to-brooklyn-to-the-1930s","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nyhabitat.com\/blog\/2007\/07\/27\/the-nostalgia-train-from-manhattan-to-brooklyn-to-the-1930s\/","title":{"rendered":"The Nostalgia Train: From Manhattan to Brooklyn to the 1930s"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Nostalgia\u201cHave you ever been on a train that is delayed or stopped in a tunnel, and immediately passengers start to chat?\u201d Roxanne Robertson asks New York Habitat bloggers.\u00a0 \u201cThis cordial atmosphere goes on for hours on the Nostalgia Train, minus the delays.\u201d\u00a0 Ms. Robertson is the director of special projects at New York\u2019s famed Transit Museum.<\/p>\n

The Transit Museum\u2019s Summer 2007 Nostalgia Train excursions<\/strong> are among the most enjoyable leisure activities of the summer, and New York Habitat can help you find a nearby Brooklyn furnished apartment<\/a>!<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"NostalgiaThe Nostalgia Train consists of a series of six pre-World War II subway cars that ride along existing New York City<\/a> subway tracks\u2014it is the merging of vintage with modern.<\/p>\n

On August 12, 2007, passengers will board on the Midtown West<\/a> side of Manhattan to travel nonstop to Coney Island.\u00a0 With 1930s and 1940s ceiling fans, wicker seats and traditional era advertisements, this is truly a special subway ride.\u00a0 The voyage is not merely a point A to point B experience and the ride is pleasant, social and scenic.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cOn the nonstop Nostalgia Train, passengers can relax, put their bags down and read — we even had a few knitters last time!\u201d Ms. Robertson said. During the August 12 trip, passengers will do what they normally do on a subway ride, except that the train does not stop until it reaches the famed beaches and boardwalks of Coney Island<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

\"NostalgiaThe trip will take place just in time for Coney Island\u2019s last summer before a projected major revitalization takes place. Plans are in the works for redevelopment on the southernmost tip of Brooklyn<\/a>, a spot that The Washington Post<\/a> calls \u201cthe birthplace of the roller coaster and the American hot dog<\/strong>\u201d.\u00a0 Coney Island and the Nostalgia Train are not just for the kiddies, and families from all over the country and the world have taken the trip. \u201cPeople that grew up here but moved away return and ride with us. The sights, sounds and smells of the vintage railcars evoke happy memories from their youth, those memories all come rushing back.\u201d<\/p>\n

The New York Transit Museum, located in Brooklyn Heights, began as a temporary exhibit in 1976, and then evolved into a permanent exhibit that attracts crowds year-round.\u00a0 New York Habitat has furnished apartments available in Brooklyn Heights<\/a> as well as accommodations throughout various Brooklyn neighborhoods<\/a><\/strong>, including:<\/p>\n