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Document summary:
- Title: US Pneumatic-Tube Networks, 1901 and 1908
- Author: From various maps
- Source: Postmaster-General [Charles Emory Smith], (1901), 'Pneumatic-Tube Services, a report to Congress, relative to the investigatin of pneumatic-tube systems for the transmission of mail, authorized by the act of June 2, 1900, 56th Congress, 2nd Session, House of Representatives, Document no.289, Washington. and PostMaster-General [George von Lengerke Meyer], (1909), Investigations as to Pneumatic-Tube service got the mails, 60th Congress, 2nd Session, House of Representatives, Document no. 1220, Washington.
- Copyright: US Congress
- Date: 1901/1909
1901
Boston:
- Union Station-General Post Office
New York/Brooklyn:
- Grand Central Depot (4th Avenue)-General PO, via 4th Ave, Mulberry St, Centre St.
- General PO-Produce Exchange
- General PO-Brooklyn GPO
Philadelphia:
- Penna Depot (near City Hall)-Reading Terminal-General PO-Bourse (4th & Chestnut St)
1908 (September)
Boston:
- Upham's Corner PO-Roxbury PO via Dudley St
- Roxbury PO-Station A PO via Harrison Ave, Massachusetts Ave and Wasltington St
- Station A PO-Essex St PO via E. Dedham St and Harrison Ave
- Essex St PO-Back Bay PO via Eliot St, Providence St and St James Ave
- Essex St PO-South Station via Essex St, Lincoln St and Beach St
- Essex St PO-General PO, as via to South Station, but Lincoln St, Devonshire St
- General PO-North Postal Station (North Station) via Sohool St, Beacon St, Derne St, Temple St, Stanford St.
Chicago:
- Stock Yards PO-Armour PO via Roof St, Dearborn St and Alley L (served both old and new sites for Armoury PO)
- Armoury PO-Ill Cent Railway Depot via Indiana Ave
- Ill Cent Railway Depot-Gen PO via 12th St, Alley L and State
- Gen PO-Lasalle Depot-Union Depot via Cutsom House Pl, Harrison St and Canal St
- Gen PO-Well St Sta/Kinzie St PO via Monroe St, Mich Ave, Randolph St, La Salle (also served temporary PO on Mich Ave).
Brooklyn:
- Station L-General PO via Atlantic Ave and Court St
- General PO-Mahattan GPO via Washington St, Brooklyn Bridge and Park Row
New York:
- GPO-Hudson Term via Park Pl, Greenwich St, Dev St
- GPO-Wall St-Custom House via William St and Pine St
- GPO-12th Sta via Park Row, Mulberry St and Lafayette Pl
- 12th Sta-Maddison Sq via 4th Ave
- Madison Sq-Grand Central Depot via 4th Ave (also includes terminal on branch at E 34th St)
- Grand Central Depot-Times Sq via 39th St
- Time Sq-Prince St via 7th Ave, University Pl and Greene St (also included 2 terminals enroute, one a branch at W 31st St, the other along W 17th St)
- Prince St-Canal St via Greene St
- Canal St-GPO via Church St
- Time Sq-Terminal at 125th St/Lexington Ave, via 9th Ave, W 57th St, Amsterdam Ave, W 105th St, Manhattan Ave, 124th St (also includes terminals at W 51st St, W 69th St, W 84th St, W 105th St, 124th St).
- One outstanding proposal between Grand Central Depot and 12th St direct via Third Ave.
Philadelphia:
- Station D-Southwark via 18th St and Carpenter St
- Southwark-Central PO via 10th St
- Central PO-Bourse via Chestnut St
- Central PO-Broad St PO Sta via Filbert St
- Broad St PO Sta-Sta J via Cuthbert St, 18th St and North St
- Sta J-Sta C (at Oxford St) via 19th St
- Central PO-Sta S via 10th St and Fairmount Ave
- Sta S-Sta O (at Columbia Ave) via Fairmount Ave and 10th St
- One outstanding proposal from Sta O to Fairhill and North Philadelphia at Sommers St.
St Louis:
- Bridge PO-GPO via Washington Ave and 9th St
- GPO-Union Station POs via Pine St, 19th St and 20th St.