I crossed it four times a day and was crossing guard on the bridge in 1956-1957 while in Mrs Colgan's 7th grade class. A new bridge was built in 1957 and this one demolished in the Spring of 1957 by the Atlas Wrecking Company. I watched the whole thing from my vantage point on the new bridge. Very sad, as the Subway was our playground and had a big impact on our young lives. No freeway can compare. At the north end of the bridge was the "Colby Street Hill" where we would sled after school in the winter.
One of my happiest memories is from December 1952. It was the last day of school before Christmas Vacation. We all sat in the auditorium for Christmas Carols and the B&W movie "March Of The Wooden Soldiers". Then sledding on the hill at the foot of Colby Street, all while listening to Subway cars winding up from their stop at Colby Street Station. It was great fun!
Warren Frost
#1 School 1951-1957
