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Posted by GP38/R42 Chris on Sun Jul 30 08:26:28 2006, in response to Re: 49th Street-Broadway, posted by David of Broadway on Fri Jul 28 18:18:16 2006. 81st Street maintains the IND style, with artwork added on. I like it a lot. It introduces some variety to an otherwise deathly boring line.Agreed completely, that renovation is a masterpiece, preserving the old historic look, but giving it new life. And I also agree, the 8th Ave line (inluding CPW and beyond) when I say that is perhaps the most boring, humdrum, and perhaps even depressing subway line in the system. I also happen to like Hoyt Street, although I suspect I'm in the minority. I like the color scheme. Ehhh, I can take it or leave it. I don't really mind it, but it's sort of bittersweet, because it destroyed a Contract Two station. If Hoyt was a design used in let's say one of the Archer stations (if they had side platforms) or the 63rd St line, I would say it was a nice design. At least with 49th, which I truely like a lot, and would hope would never be restored, at least there, the mosaics are somewhat similar to the rest of the Broadway Line, so it's no huge loss if they stay covered, especially now that the rest of Broadway was uncovered (and before the nitpicking starts, I consider 5th to be a part of the Bway line too). However, with Hoyt, most of the Contract One and Two stations were unique, so it's a real loss. One comment though, they may as well leave Hoyt alone, and never try and rstore it, as unlike the Broadway BMT line, the historic walls were flat, so they could go right over the old walls. In the case of Hoyt, the old Contract One and Two stations had raised decoration, that probably was chizeled down when they put the new wall up, so much of the old stuff is probably destroyed, aside from flat mosaic. The same dilema would probably come up if they wanted to restore the Contract One portion of 23rd St on the Lex line. |
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