Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Franklin Avenue was a station on the demolished section of the BMT Myrtle Avenue Line. It had 2 tracks and 1 island platform. The next stop to the north was Nostrand Avenue. The next stop to the south was Grand Avenue. It was closed on November 3, 1969, after a fire on the structure. The Myrtle Avenue Line, also called the Myrtle Avenue Elevated, is a fully elevated line of the New York City Subway as part of the BMT division. The extant line is the final remnant of one of the original Brooklyn elevated railroads.