A Historical view of Jamaica Avenue and 163rd Street November 29, 2020 Lorraine Archie Leave a comment Jamaica Avenue and 163rd Street , 1921. The “el” was removed in 1980; paved streets by 1986. (Photo by Frederick I Weber: The Queens Public Library)Old Queens, NY in Early Photographs, Vincent F. Seyfried and William Asadorian, Dover Publications, Inc. 1991. The subway terminal, 168th and Jamaica Avenue, 1921. (Photo by Frederick J. Weber; The Queens Borough Public Library.) Old Queens, NY in Early Photographs, Vincent F. Seyfried and William Asadorian, Dover Publications, Inc. 1991. Jamaica Avenue ,1972