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This Flickr page documents the trolley utility poles on Surf Avenue in Coney Island, New...

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This picture of Surf Avenue at West Eighth Street, circa 1905, shows a trolley utility pole, and...

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We start our tour with the poles on the south side of Surf Avenue, walking east from pole-to-pole. ...

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At the corner of West 15th Street and Surf Avenue, in addition to the flagpole brackets, it sports...

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Perhaps the most-noticed pole because it stands outside of Nathan's. It has utility wires that...

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Shares the corner of Surf and Stillwell Avenues with a mailbox.

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This pole serves a number of purposes, with a sign that directs people to "Ma's Specialty...

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In front of the old Herman Propper & Bro. building, hosts a number of embellishments, including...

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Detail, Pole #6.

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Appropriately, in front of the Coney Island Museum, this pole departs from the faded red, white and...

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Detail, Pole #7.

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A graffito on Pole #7.

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Corner of West 12th Street and Surf Avenue, attached by wire to Pole Number 7, and others down the...

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Has silver-colored metal bands and unused insulators, and a small garden at the bottom.

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At Jones Walk, in front of the Grashorn Building, which is the oldest surviving building on Surf...

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Pole Number 10 stands in front of the Grashorn Building, the oldest building on Coney Island. ...

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In front of entrance to the new Luna Park. Has some kind of cross-brace at the top, in addition to...

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Detail, Pole #11.

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