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149 St - Grand Concourse (2,5) Update |
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Posted by gbs on Thu Jul 30 03:09:45 2026 I had read that the renovations and elevator installations were complete, so I went to check it out. The work however has not yet been finished, and the areas are still boarded up and inaccessible. They have, though, removed the old platform-wall station name signs and installed new ones. The ones they removed said "149 St - Grand Concourse", and were long enough to completely cover up the original "Mott Avenue" mosaics. The new ones say "149 St - Hostos ♿", even though the elevators are not yet in service. They are also shorter in length than the older ones and don't completely cover the "Mott Avenue", so the M and E still show at the edges of the new signs. I was hoping they would permanently expose the original mosaics and install the new signs underneath, but if they keep them where they are, they should lengthen them to completely cover the old tiles. 
The old street-level station house is scheduled to re-open as a station entrance.  |
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Posted by irtredbirdr33 on Thu Jul 30 10:12:29 2026, in response to 149 St - Grand Concourse (2,5) Update, posted by gbs on Thu Jul 30 03:09:45 2026. The original name of the Contract 1 station (2,5 trains) was Mott Avenue. Mott Avenue was renamed Grand Concourse in 1927. The Interborough had planned to build a passageway from the 149th Street-Grand Concourse station to a never built station on the New York Central Railroad. Some provision for this passageway were begun built never finished. However for many years there was a tiled sign indicating a connection to New York Central trains. I do not know if it is still there. Larry, RedbirdR33 |
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Posted by gbs on Thu Jul 30 22:43:40 2026, in response to Re: 149 St - Grand Concourse (2,5) Update, posted by irtredbirdr33 on Thu Jul 30 10:12:29 2026. Sorry I posted this to the wrong forum. Perhaps you can re-locate it correctly. This is the sign you referred to. The next time I'm there (after the construction is complete) I'll see if it's still there. 
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Re: 149 St - Grand Concourse (2,5) Update |
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Posted by gbs on Thu Jul 30 22:43:46 2026, in response to Re: 149 St - Grand Concourse (2,5) Update, posted by irtredbirdr33 on Thu Jul 30 10:12:29 2026. Sorry I posted this to the wrong forum. Perhaps you can re-locate it correctly. This is the sign you referred to. The next time I'm there (after the construction is complete) I'll see if it's still there.
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