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Re: When did the switch from incandescent to flourescent lighting occur in the NYC subway? |
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Posted by El-Train on Thu Oct 5 07:15:33 2006, in response to Re: When did the switch from incandescent to flourescent lighting occur in the NYC subway?, posted by andy on Thu Oct 5 06:01:24 2006. Which I suppose gave birth to those HORRENDOUS, bland beige tiles and the closing of the 91st St. station am I right? Judging by your knowledge, did you ever get to frequent said station?I find it strange that the #1 stations north of 96th St got platform extensions first, in the form of almost-uniform IND-style tilework and extensions that barely clashed with the original station. Now those were great retrofits, and thus renovations on those stations should be easier. But being that (to this day) the area above 96th is mostly residential, I wonder why it got the extensions first. I also hear that incandescent-lighted stations stretched all the way into the 1980's. Which considering the conditions of the system by that time must've been nightmarish to even be in. All sorts of anti-social/criminal stuff waiting to happen and whatnot. |
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