gre ens . ▁In ▁ 1 9 1 0 , ▁the ▁surrounding ▁area ▁was ▁officially ▁named ▁R idge wood . ▁ ▁Route ▁description ▁The ▁Ever green ▁Branch ' s ▁original ▁northern ▁terminal ▁was ▁at ▁Qu ay ▁Street ▁in ▁Green point ▁along ▁the ▁East ▁River , ▁where ▁passengers ▁transferred ▁to ▁and ▁from ▁fer ries ▁to ▁Manh attan . ▁The ▁line ▁then ▁ran ▁south west ▁along ▁North ▁ 1 5 th ▁Street ▁to ▁Richard son ▁Street , ▁and ▁east ▁along ▁Richard son ▁Street ▁to ▁V ander vo ort ▁Avenue ▁where ▁it ▁turned ▁sout heast . ▁From ▁there , ▁it ▁crossed ▁Metropolitan ▁Avenue , ▁Grand ▁Street , ▁and ▁a ▁portion ▁of ▁the ▁New town ▁Creek ▁with ▁a ▁small ▁bridge . ▁After ▁that , ▁the ▁line ▁crossed ▁over ▁the ▁South ▁Side ▁Rail road ' s ▁Bush wick ▁Branch ▁and ▁Var ick ▁Avenue , ▁before ▁continu ing ▁across ▁Johnson ▁Avenue . ▁For ▁a ▁majority ▁of ▁the ▁rest ▁of ▁the ▁line , ▁it ▁ran ▁east ▁between ▁Wy ck off ▁Avenue ▁and ▁Ir ving ▁Avenue . ▁Up ▁to ▁Him rod ▁Stre ets , ▁diam ond ▁rail road ▁crossing ▁signs ▁indicating ▁the ▁line ' s ▁presence . ▁The ▁line ' s ▁grade ▁cross ings ▁between ▁Him rod ▁Street ▁and ▁Pal met to ▁Avenue ▁had ▁an ▁unusual ▁arrangement : ▁instead ▁of ▁having ▁crossing ▁gates ▁being ▁across ▁the ▁streets ▁to ▁protect ▁the ▁tracks , ▁the ▁gates ▁were ▁across ▁the ▁tracks , ▁protect ing ▁the ▁streets . ▁The ▁tracks ▁di pped ▁slightly ▁south ward ▁at ▁Corn elia ▁Street ▁before ▁going ▁back ▁to ▁the ▁regular