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Re: Historic Subway Tiles With Nothing To Do With Racism Or Even Confederacy to be Removed |
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Posted by Michael549 on Mon Aug 21 01:58:15 2017, in response to Re: Historic Subway Tiles With Nothing To Do With Racism Or Even Confederacy to be Removed, posted by Michael549 on Mon Aug 21 01:51:03 2017. So now let's look at the New York Post article.------- Olog-hai said, "Sorry; it was the Fox 5 story. Squire J. Vickers was the designer." -------- http://nypost.com/2017/08/17/mta-will-remake-tiles-that-look-like-confederate-flags-in-station/ -------- MTA will remake tiles that look like Confederate flags in station By Danielle Furfaro August 17, 2017 | 7:03pm | Updated Modal Trigger MTA will remake tiles that look like Confederate flags in station Subway tile with a Confederate flag-like design at the 40th Street entrance for the 1, 2 and 3 trains. David McGlynn In the wake of last weekend’s white-power unrest in Virginia over a Confederate monument, the MTA has decided to remake a series of tile mosaics in the Times Square subway station that look eerily like Confederate flags. The Post found in 2015 that the designs of rectangular squares with blue crosses on a red background have been a part of the Times Square station décor for more than than 90 years. Civil War historian Dr. David Jackowe claims the tiles honor the late New York Times head Adolph S. Ochs, a Southerner. He also believes Ochs was buried with a Confederate flag. The MTA — which refused to say if their action to finally remove the tiles is linked to the events in Charlottesville — has consistently disputed that the mosaics are actually Confederate flags or that they honor Ochs. MTA spokesman Kevin Ortiz said they are meant to honor Times Square’s nickname. “These are not Confederate flags, it is a design based on geometric forms that represent the ‘Crossroads of the World’ and to avoid absolutely any confusion, we will modify them to make that absolutely crystal clear,” Ortiz said. Ortiz declined to say exactly how the MTA plans to modify the tiles or when the changes will happen. ------ The bottom line - it is Civil War historian Dr. David Jackowe who claims the tiles honor the late New York Times head Adolph S. Ochs, a Southerner. He also believes Ochs was buried with a Confederate flag. The bottom line - it is NOT "New York Times owner Sulzberger" as claimed but Adolph S. Ochs. It gets more interesting. Mike |
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