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Posted by gbs on Wed Sep 2 01:40:17 2009, in response to Station naming (NYC), posted by AMoreira81 on Wed Sep 2 00:31:27 2009. A few years ago there was an exhibit about the NYC subways in the lobby of an office building on Sixth Avenue and Fifty-something street.One of the displays was about signage through the years, and included a study done probably in the late sixties that mentioned some problems with station names. Among the problems pointed out, with examples: 1. "Same thing, different names: Broadway Junction, Eastern Parkway, Broadway - East New York" 2. "Different things, same name: Van Siclen Avenue (J), Van Siclen Avenue (C), Van Siclen Avenue (3)" This first problem was eventually fixed; the second one, and many others like it, remain. When the F began using 63rd Street, the Lexington Avenue signs at the F, N/R/W, and E/V stations were replaced with one that include 63 St, 59 St, and 53 St. Also at that time, "21 Street" became "21 Street - Queensbridge". When Fifth Avenue (E,F; now E,V) was renovated, the new wall tiles included 53 St. One recently-missed opportunity was when the Roosevelt Avenue - 74 Street complex was redone. The entire station, both above and underground, should have been renamed "Roosevelt Avenue - 74 Street". |
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