In a
transit system with over 468 individual subway stations, a lot of them start to
look the same after a while. In New York City, there are surprisingly few
stations that really stand out. A while ago, we posted on the art on the 14th
street. Now, we wanted to share a subway entrance that truly knocked our socks
off.
Below
are three photos we took all the way uptown outside the 181th Street A line train
station in the Hudson Heights section of Upper Manhattan. The entrance looks so
impressively grand that it could have been lifted right out of a movie set.
Opened
way back in 1932, all of the original styling seems to be in tact. Note the IRT
stencil lettering on the third pictures above the wood doors. The station
itself is notched deep within the station; the platform is accessible via
elevators and escalators only. Which, you know, is a giant pain in the rear when
the elevator and/or escalator is out.
True,
there are some similar quality facades on lines in some parts of Brooklyn and
such, but this one really stands out. Makes our local subway stations look like
an architect's lazy Friday afternoon effort.
The 181st Street station also really ads to the low key charm
of the neighborhood complete with windy, narrow streets and the highest natural
peak on Manhattan Island.
The Big Adventure wants to know, what is the most
colorful, unique NYC subway entrance that YOU’VE ever seen?
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