NY City Hall Station Today (abandoned) Part II
Station: City Hall (Broadway Line) - No Admittance... Here is the second instalment with colour images, but the previous comments in part i also contain a tour video to the old city hall station.
You may be late for a special event or maybe you are running from the law, a wandering vagrant or just a tourist; but you cannot pass, fare or not..
The Transit Museum to the old City Hall Station, decommissioned in 1945. This is a station unlike any other in New York, filled with stained glass, Roman brick, tiled vaults, arches and brass chandeliers.
It was once the southern terminus of the Interborough Rapid Transit (IRT), which ran from City Hall to Grand Central, across 42nd street to Times Square and all the way north to 145th Street along Broadway. The design reflects the values of the City Beautiful architectural movement that believed beautiful architecture could engender a better civic society. The main consulting architects on the IRT stations were George Lewis Heins and Christopher Grant LaFarge. The glass skylights were made by R. Guastavino & Co. The station is only 600 feet south of the current Brooklyn Bridge station that houses the 4, 5 and 6 lines. The old City Hall station is 400 feet long along a curve without any straight lines of sight. Fifteen tiled arches support the ceiling along with three panels of glass skylights. The skylights were tarred over during World War II as a safety measure and some are completely missing. A mezzanine area above the platform once showcased an ornamented oak ticket booth which no longer exists. The mezzanine also features a vaulted ceiling crowned by a leaded glass skylight. Rich tones of red brick, green and cream tiles contrast with the blue glass in the skylights, resulting in a stunning visual and architectural feat. link
The old City Hall station is 400 feet long along a curve without any straight lines of sight
Fifteen tiled arches support the ceiling along with three panels of glass skylights
The skylights were tarred over during World War II as a safety measure and some are completely missing.
The mezzanine also features a vaulted ceiling crowned by a leaded glass skylight
A mezzanine area above the platform once showcased an ornamented oak ticket booth which no longer exists
Photograph of the old ticket booth
Related links: City Hall upper & Lower Level
Remnants of the old IRT line in the Brooklyn Bridge station
Related links: NYC Abandoned and Disused Stations Catalog
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You may be late for a special event or maybe you are running from the law, a wandering vagrant or just a tourist; but you cannot pass, fare or not..
The Transit Museum to the old City Hall Station, decommissioned in 1945. This is a station unlike any other in New York, filled with stained glass, Roman brick, tiled vaults, arches and brass chandeliers.
It was once the southern terminus of the Interborough Rapid Transit (IRT), which ran from City Hall to Grand Central, across 42nd street to Times Square and all the way north to 145th Street along Broadway. The design reflects the values of the City Beautiful architectural movement that believed beautiful architecture could engender a better civic society. The main consulting architects on the IRT stations were George Lewis Heins and Christopher Grant LaFarge. The glass skylights were made by R. Guastavino & Co. The station is only 600 feet south of the current Brooklyn Bridge station that houses the 4, 5 and 6 lines. The old City Hall station is 400 feet long along a curve without any straight lines of sight. Fifteen tiled arches support the ceiling along with three panels of glass skylights. The skylights were tarred over during World War II as a safety measure and some are completely missing. A mezzanine area above the platform once showcased an ornamented oak ticket booth which no longer exists. The mezzanine also features a vaulted ceiling crowned by a leaded glass skylight. Rich tones of red brick, green and cream tiles contrast with the blue glass in the skylights, resulting in a stunning visual and architectural feat. link
The old City Hall station is 400 feet long along a curve without any straight lines of sight
Fifteen tiled arches support the ceiling along with three panels of glass skylights
The skylights were tarred over during World War II as a safety measure and some are completely missing.
The mezzanine also features a vaulted ceiling crowned by a leaded glass skylight
A mezzanine area above the platform once showcased an ornamented oak ticket booth which no longer exists
Photograph of the old ticket booth
Related links: City Hall upper & Lower Level
Remnants of the old IRT line in the Brooklyn Bridge station
Related links: NYC Abandoned and Disused Stations Catalog
; )