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A long decline.......

Going by the photos at nycsubway.org. the "Bee-Em-Tee's" cavernous TSQ station had been quite decrepit and and unkempt for many years, even well over 50 years ago.
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W.B.:

Agreed

Recall the early 1970's IC collision out in "Shik-aga"; a new lightweight double-deck MU was "tapped" by a 1926 "battleship" (MU); new car involved was ...

W.B.:

And DON'T get me started on the "Occulus", which resembles nothing more than a "pop art" whale skeleton......yecchhhh!

"Monstrocities", indeed........and this ...

W.B.:

Ahhh, "rivets"!

NO WONDER those classic prewar cars looked like (and were BUILT like) BATTLESHIPS! Shocked

Just imagine an "Arnine" taking on a "rolling iPad&q ...

For several reasons, you came to mind, when I came across this photo snapped at "COURT SQUARE", circa-late 1970s/early 1980s.......... Wink

https://www.nycsubway.org/perl/show?115897
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W.B.:

Ahhh, York Street....I was thinking of this very station earlier (yes, I've been there a number of times in the distant past!), but, for the life of me, could NOT recall the station's name; t ...

Further:

There is an excellent Wikipedia page on "THE INCIDENT: however, as the url contains parentheses, I cannot hotlink. Sad

Interestingly, the "Tee-Yay" flat-out refused to al ...

The "Eye-En-Dee's" station at "BROADWAY-NASSAU" (Fulton Street) has long intrigued me; its unusual tubular construction is indeed reminiscent of a typical London "tube" s ...

W.B.:

Ironically, back in the 60s, "cartoon-y" TDI ad posters/cards touting: "IT PAYS TO SAVE AT THE BOWERY!" adorned many station platforms and the interiors of the subway cars ...

Back in 2010, this long-disused, decrepit, ancient wooden change booth could still be seen in the closed mezzanine area at the BMT's "BOWERY" station; talk about a rare relic of a past civil ...

W.B.:

Don't get Your's Truly started on the massive "GOH" of the 1980's (!!)

Blue stripes disappeared, as did original roller curtains.

Straphanger straps disappeared (with the exce ...

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Speaking of florescent lighting in buses.........

Were the "Are-Tee-Es" the last new buses to be equipped with florescent lighting, or were the earliest "milk ...

W.B.:

(Indeed, you DO know your subway engineering, for certain......MOST fascinating!) Wink

Think of what had to have been a massive engineering/construction undertaking at Herald Square, wh ...

Under the heading "FIRST MANHATTAN TRUNK LINE-1932" you will find a listing of the IND's underwater tunnels, as well as their respective lengths........

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inde ...

W.B.:

As you are obviously very much interested in the engineering aspect of the subways (and your knowledge on the subject indeed shines brightly!) one aspect of subway construction I've always be ...