When the interurban rail line and trolley cutting through the neighbourhood were taken outofservice in 1939 and 1941, the area went into rapid decline.
The rant, which was duly permitted and licensed by the city, continued throughout the service, although outof the lineof sight of those attending the funeral.
Some of those three tunnels were restored to service immediately, but the MTA's Canarsie line which carries the L train from Manhattan to Brooklyn was outofservice for days.