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Re: Evolution of Subway Tile Re: 49th Street-Broadway |
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Posted by Eric B on Mon Jul 31 00:07:31 2006, in response to Evolution of Subway Tile Re: 49th Street-Broadway, posted by GP38/R42 Chris on Fri Jul 28 15:42:28 2006. The Dual Contract even went through a slight change, where it inched towards the IND style. the L line from Montrose to Bushwick Aberdeen is an example, being the last Dual Contracts BMT section built before the two extensions which then used what would become the IND style.The 30's IRT Lex platform extensions (as well as even more a short piece of wall on the IRT Columbus Circle downtown platform) look like the final missing link between Dual Contracts and IND, but as was mentioned, that was a retrospective addition from later on(or could it have been 1929-30, before the first IND style stations? I've always wondered). In addition to the 50's platform extensions, you had the entire Grand St. station, which was the same thing, but with a white background. This was the last step before the Bway-4th Ave. retiling. Imagine, if 2nd Ave. and the rest of the Second system had been built around this time, as once planned, we would have whole lines of stations like this. They probably would have continued the IND color scheme, albeit in the plain square tile frieze band. But hey; I would rather have a new Seneca Ave. station on the new Myrtle line with direct 6th/8th Ave service look like that then the service we have over here now. |
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