Svobody Street in the north-west of Moscow is the major link connecting Tushino district with a highway to the city centre.
Tushino was a rather large town in its own rights in the suburbs of Moscow until the end of 1950s when the city limits
of Moscow were expanded. The town had a developed industry including a large heavy machinery factory, and a reliable connection
to Moscow was highly demanded. This connection was established by a tram line that was built in 1944. The revenue service
was started on November 6, 1944 by route 6, and the same route operates here now.
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One of the most interesting spots of the Moscow tram network is located at the crossing of Svobody Street with Volokolamskoye
Shosse. Here both the tram line and the highway pass under the channel that connects Moskva River with Volga. It
must be noted that the landscape has drastically changed since this photo was taken...
July 2000. |
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Although the tunnel remains in its place, the surrounding area has become a part of a huge transport intersection,
where even tram tracks have been given their own elevated section separated from the motorcar traffic. The intersection
is behind the photographer's back, but it will be shown at the appropriate page when I shall have translated it...
© Artem Svetlov
January 11, 2003. |
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And before the intersection has been constructed, the crossing of Svobody Street with Volokolamskoye Shosse looked
like this.
July 2000. |
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This elevated footbridge was built across Svobody Street as a part of the intersection complex.
August 23, 2003. |
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Svobody Street has a typical building of 1950s with inevitable five-storey blocks. But a new age is also clearly
present here, like this renovated supermarket.
July 2000. |
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The more distant part of the street has a few older buildings constructed when Tushino was not a part of Moscow
yet.
© Vadim Ievlev
March 17, 2002. |
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Svobody Street crosses another channel by Vostochniy Most (Eastern Bridge). Having crossed the channel, tram tracks
turn to the left and stretch along Lodochnaya Street.
© Vadim Ievlev
March 17, 2002. |
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