The pictures in this book are part a rare one-of- a-kind private collection of almost 1400 slides of the Third Avenue El demolition in The Bronx in the 1970's taken by the author. They are being made available to the public for the first time for the 40th anniversary of the closing of the El in April 1973. The companion volume to this book will be The Third Avenue El Demolition in the Bronx - 149th Street to Tremont Avenue, which will be available in early 2013. Both volumes will appeal not only to transportation fans but also to anyone interested in Bronx and New York history and fans of the 1970's.