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Posted by GP38/R42 Chris on Fri Jul 28 15:59:35 2006, in response to Re: 49th Street-Broadway, posted by Chris R16/R2730 on Fri Jul 28 12:33:25 2006. The original tiles on 4th Ave while somewhat similar to Broadway are also sort of different. While I have no idea what the tablets look like, you can get a glimpse of the monograms and ceiling band in the fare control areas. The font appears a little fancier I believe than Broadway. The 4th Ave line's design appears older, as it uses IRT -style brick white tiles, while the Broadway line went to the square tile look:   Interestingly, the 4th AVe subway had curtain walls, and the original, plain white tiles were left on those in the 70's when they renovated, yet they covered the mosaic walls.  The Canarse line mosaics toned the "fancieness of the font" down a bit by the time they were built in the late 20's. The Canarsie line uses a more "blocky" font, with less curles, etc. |
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