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Deep in the belly of New Yorks 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-citys-hidden-subway-station/
graywarrior
(59,440 posts)Stunningly beautiful!
Ichingcarpenter
(36,988 posts)I wonder about the architect designer?
graywarrior
(59,440 posts)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.
Chico Man
(3,001 posts)A magnificent example.
http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guastavino_tile
Ichingcarpenter
(36,988 posts)dipsydoodle
(42,239 posts)Thanks for posting.
malaise
(269,049 posts)Thanks for this
Orrex
(63,215 posts)Cooley Hurd
(26,877 posts)I think Kevin Walsh @ Forgotten-NY.com leads them?
NYC Liberal
(20,136 posts)Just stay on.
There are a bunch of abandoned stations: http://www.columbia.edu/~brennan/abandoned/
Ruby the Liberal
(26,219 posts)Been a while - I may not be remembering that right.
NYC Liberal
(20,136 posts)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)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?