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Ichingcarpenter

(36,988 posts)
Sun Feb 17, 2013, 05:57 AM Feb 2013

New York City's Hidden Lost Subway Station Pictures













Deep in the belly of New York’s subway system, a beautiful untouched station resides that has been forgotten for years with only a limited few knowing of its existence. Stunning decoration with tall tiled arches, brass fixtures and skylights run across the entire curve of the station, almost a miniature imitation of Grand Central Station… But it sounds like something straight out of Harry Potter, right?



It was opened in 1904, with the hope of making it the crowning glory of the New York subway system in elegant architecture and a place for commemorative plaques to honour the work that had resulted in such a successful underground mass transit system. It was to be the original southern terminus of the first ‘Manhattan Main Line’; however the station was closed and boarded up in 1945. The gem of the underground began gathering dust, forgotten by the general public, as passengers were forced off at the Brooklyn Bridge Stop before the train continued on to the terminus to make its turnaround.


http://www.travelettes.net/new-york-city’s-hidden-subway-station/
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New York City's Hidden Lost Subway Station Pictures (Original Post) Ichingcarpenter Feb 2013 OP
Wow, the pope could live there! graywarrior Feb 2013 #1
It looks Tiffany inspired also early art deco. Ichingcarpenter Feb 2013 #2
It looks so clean! graywarrior Feb 2013 #3
Guastavino tiles Chico Man Feb 2013 #5
Thanks for the link and info n/t Ichingcarpenter Feb 2013 #6
Amazing dipsydoodle Feb 2013 #4
Freaking wow! malaise Feb 2013 #7
Miss Tessmacher! Orrex Feb 2013 #8
Occasionally, they give tours... Cooley Hurd Feb 2013 #9
Yup - you can see the City Hall station easily now after Brooklyn Bridge NYC Liberal Feb 2013 #10
Doesn't the 6 train loop through there? Ruby the Liberal Feb 2013 #12
Yeah. Now at Brooklyn Bridge on the 6 NYC Liberal Feb 2013 #14
Thank you for this! It's beautiful. Squinch Feb 2013 #11
Wow! Nt XanaDUer Feb 2013 #13
Excellent spot for a movie set! Baitball Blogger Feb 2013 #15

graywarrior

(59,440 posts)
3. It looks so clean!
Sun Feb 17, 2013, 06:22 AM
Feb 2013

I've been following a FB page of my home town that has photos going back to the late 1800's. It's fascinating to see how the lay of the land is so different, yet the same. I love this stuff.

NYC Liberal

(20,136 posts)
14. Yeah. Now at Brooklyn Bridge on the 6
Sun Feb 17, 2013, 12:44 PM
Feb 2013

they'll actually say "The next stop will be the uptown platform on the other side of the station."

You can also see the old 18th St station on the 6 too I believe. That's the other one that was closed when Brooklyn Bridge was extended.

Squinch

(50,955 posts)
11. Thank you for this! It's beautiful.
Sun Feb 17, 2013, 08:37 AM
Feb 2013

Does anyone remember the restaurant off Park Ave in the 80's or 90's that was in the Astor family's old private station?

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