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161st Street station (IRT Third Avenue Line)

High school (ages 12+)
Transportation

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/161st-street-station--irt-third-avenue-line-

Step 2 · Questions

  1. 1. What is 161st Street station (IRT Third Avenue Line) known for?

  2. 2. What is the location?

  3. 3. What is the opened?

  4. 4. What was the 161st Street station on the IRT Third Avenue Line?

  5. 5. Why was the 161st Street station built next to the Bronx Borough Courthouse?

Step 3 · Words to know

Write what each word means, using the article.

  • IRT Third Avenue Line

  • Elevated Railway

  • Urban Morphology

  • Mass Transit

Step 4 · Two facts in your own words

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

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