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This was the first subway station (then IRT) that opened in New York City. It was designed to be the snazziest station, the "jewel in the crown" of the system. The ceiling vaults are all Guastavino, and the all the tilework was designed by Heinz and La Farge.
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  • Zach Klein 1 year ago
    Why did they close it?
  • Pepper Watkins 1 year ago
    The unfitness of the platforms was part of it, but it had also never really been a heavily trafficked station. The Brooklyn Bridge station is 800 feet away, and was much more of a hub (both for getting around Manhattan and to Brooklyn), and express trains stopped there too. At the time of its closure, it only drew 800 fares per day.
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  • vincenzof 1 year ago
    Because the platforms were way too small for the newer trains. It's similar to what happened at South Ferry on the 1 line, the only difference being they couldn't close that station at all so they just made the trains stop halfway into the station.
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  • cdfio 1 year ago
    I have always wanted to do that--how cool! Another secret ninja thing to do in the city is they sometimes leave the doors open at the bottom of the Grand Army Plaza Arch--and you can go to the top. Killer views.
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  • CTD3 1 year ago
    The many treasures of Manhattan! Great.
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