Old NYC subway photos: Rare images of trains, overcrowding …
WEBJun 1, 2015 · As these rarely seen images show, yesterday’s commuters also fought overcrowded platforms, pushed their way onto trains before the doors closed and had lonely waits on the platform before the next...
History of the New York City Subway - Wikipedia
WEBIn the mid-1960s, US$600,000,000 was made available to the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) of New York City for a large subway expansion proposed by then-Mayor John Lindsay. About $1.23 billion was spent to create three tunnels and a half-dozen holes as part of construction on the Second Avenue and 63rd Street Lines .
29 vintage photos from 110 years of the New York subway
WEBOct 26, 2014 · Board the nostalgia express with these photos of the age-old subway system and her retro rides of yesteryear.
Vintage Fleet - New York Transit Museum
WEBThe resulting cars were used on the Myrtle Avenue Elevated line (built in 1888) until 1969–providing 60 years of service in Manhattan, Brooklyn, and Queens. They were the last wooden elevated cars to run in North America.
The New York City Subway: Photos From the 1940s, 1950s and 1960s …
WEBOct 23, 2012 · In the 1940s, ’50s and ’60s, the likes of Cornell Capa, Ralph Crane, Eliot Elisofon and other masters found on the trains, on the waiting platforms and in all of the other areas associated with...
Historical Maps - nycsubway.org
WEB1960-1970. The 1964 World's Fair map, with the "Blue Arrow" motif, shows the Third Avenue elevated in the Bronx, the Myrtle Avenue elevated to Jay Street, Brooklyn, the Culver Shuttle, and Nassau Street loop service. This is a scan of the actual map, very high resolution 24-bit color.
Vandals target 1960s subway trains on farewell NYC tour
WEBDec 27, 2021 · Vandals target 1960s subway trains on farewell NYC tour. The cars, nicknamed the Brightliners, were the first large fleet of mass-produced stainless-steel …
A Look at Rare Vintage NYC Subway Trains - ABC News
WEBPhotographer Danny Lyon's images of New York City subway riders in 1966 are being featured in an exhibit by MTA Arts & Design.
Towards a Better Way: The "Vignelli" Map at 50 - New York …
WEBIn August of 1972, the New York City Transit Authority debuted a colorful diagrammatic map of the subway system, now commonly referred to as the Vignelli Map. Trace the evolution of subway maps that led to the Vignelli Map and its use today.
The Evolution of Subway Maps in NYC - ArcGIS StoryMaps
WEBMar 15, 2024 · The Evolution of Subway Maps in NYC. This StoryMap follows the evolution of the NYC transit system, emphasizing the critique of the 1972 New York Transit Authority Map.
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