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Sep 20, 2024 · One of the most coveted locations urban explorers hope to get the chance to visit is the mythical City Hall Subway Station. New York City’s very first subway stop, though now abandoned, has...
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Nov 19, 2023 · The City Hall Station, designed by Rafael Guastavino, is an architectural masterpiece featuring intricate details and elegant designs that are reflective of the gilded age it was built in. Its skylights that allow sunlight to filter into the space and its vaulted ceilings are unexpected in a subway station.
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Technically, the old City Hall station is New York City’s second “first” subway station. In 1870, Alfred Ely Beach—an inventor, publisher, and lawyer—designed the city’s first underground public transportation, which he called Beach Pneumatic Transit. While the construction of the eight-foot-in-diameter tube was obvious, its purpose was not. Beach ...
On the day it opened, 150,000 people passed through the old City Hall station, referred to as the “Jewel in the Crown” by the New York Transit Museum. By the end of the week, one million people had used the Romanesque-Revival station, which features brass fixtures, wrought iron chandeliers, three skylights, and Guastavino-tiled arches. With Mayor G...
The old City Hall station was designed as part of the City Beautiful movement, by architects Heins and LaFarge. Known for their work on churches, Heins and LaFarge worked on the Cathedral of St. John the Divine, and it’s not hard to see their influence in the City Hall station’s vaulted ceilings and leaded glass skylights. “The flagship station at ...
Although now commonly thought of as abandoned, the old City Hall station is still considered an active part of the subway system. No. 6 trains use the track as a turnaround, screeching around the sharp curve about every eight minutes or so, 24 hours a day. The photogenic space is not available to rent for events, weddings, or film shoots—but if you...
Aug 25, 2020 · When the New York City subway opened on October 27th, 1904, it was the magnificent City Hall station that served as the backdrop for the festivities, with its arched Guastavino-tiled...
Oct 14, 2016 · While Old City Hall station has been shuttered for more than 70 years, the allure of the abandoned site remains. Several times a year, transit enthusiasts can walk the curved platform,...
The New York-themed chess set is not the start-up’s first city-themed chess set. They have already designed a London-themed set, featuring the Shard, the Gherkin, London Eye, and Big Ben. You may find more details on the designer’s Kickstarter campaign here.
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How to visit the abandoned Old City Hall Station. The station is at the end of the 6 train line which terminates at the “Brooklyn Bridge/City Hall Station” in Lower Manhattan. It is located beneath the magnificent Municipal Building at the intersection of Centre Street and Chambers Street.
