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Posted by GP38/R42 Chris on Fri Jul 28 15:59:35 2006, in response to Re: 49th Street-Broadway, posted by Chris R16/R2730 on Fri Jul 28 12:33:25 2006. The original tiles on 4th Ave while somewhat similar to Broadway are also sort of different. While I have no idea what the tablets look like, you can get a glimpse of the monograms and ceiling band in the fare control areas. The font appears a little fancier I believe than Broadway. The 4th Ave line's design appears older, as it uses IRT -style brick white tiles, while the Broadway line went to the square tile look:![]() ![]() ![]() Interestingly, the 4th AVe subway had curtain walls, and the original, plain white tiles were left on those in the 70's when they renovated, yet they covered the mosaic walls. ![]() The Canarse line mosaics toned the "fancieness of the font" down a bit by the time they were built in the late 20's. The Canarsie line uses a more "blocky" font, with less curles, etc. |
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