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VIDEO: After 3 years of construction, the vaulted ceiling at 168th St is visible again |
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Posted by Dj Hammers on Mon May 23 14:10:41 2016 Last weekend, the 1 line was completely shut down north of 137th St for scaffolding removal. Today, the restored ceiling is visible from the platform for the first time in 3 years.Enjoy, and please subscribe! |
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Re: VIDEO: After 3 years of construction, the vaulted ceiling at 168th St is visible again |
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Posted by TransitChuckG on Mon May 23 14:16:57 2016, in response to VIDEO: After 3 years of construction, the vaulted ceiling at 168th St is visible again, posted by Dj Hammers on Mon May 23 14:10:41 2016. Fantastic video, the station looks really great! Thanks, DJ. |
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Re: VIDEO: After 3 years of construction, the vaulted ceiling at 168th St is visible again |
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Posted by terRAPIN station on Mon May 23 14:19:18 2016, in response to VIDEO: After 3 years of construction, the vaulted ceiling at 168th St is visible again, posted by Dj Hammers on Mon May 23 14:10:41 2016. Nice, thanks! |
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Re: VIDEO: After 3 years of construction, the vaulted ceiling at 168th St is visible again |
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Posted by ChicagoMotorman on Mon May 23 14:19:25 2016, in response to VIDEO: After 3 years of construction, the vaulted ceiling at 168th St is visible again, posted by Dj Hammers on Mon May 23 14:10:41 2016. Very nice. Thank you. |
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Re: VIDEO: After 3 years of construction, the vaulted ceiling at 168th St is visible again |
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Posted by South FERRY on Mon May 23 15:01:41 2016, in response to VIDEO: After 3 years of construction, the vaulted ceiling at 168th St is visible again, posted by Dj Hammers on Mon May 23 14:10:41 2016. Excellent follow-up. Thank Yuo!!!! |
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Re: VIDEO: After 3 years of construction, the vaulted ceiling at 168th St is visible again |
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Posted by randyo on Mon May 23 15:16:59 2016, in response to Re: VIDEO: After 3 years of construction, the vaulted ceiling at 168th St is visible again, posted by South FERRY on Mon May 23 15:01:41 2016. My old home station. Looks good. |
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Re: VIDEO: After 3 years of construction, the vaulted ceiling at 168th St is visible again |
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Posted by chud1 on Mon May 23 17:04:06 2016, in response to VIDEO: After 3 years of construction, the vaulted ceiling at 168th St is visible again, posted by Dj Hammers on Mon May 23 14:10:41 2016. 5 drooling stars out of 5 drooling stars.chjud1. :)..... |
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Re: VIDEO: After 3 years of construction, the vaulted ceiling at 168th St is visible again |
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Posted by Bill Newkirk on Mon May 23 17:17:24 2016, in response to VIDEO: After 3 years of construction, the vaulted ceiling at 168th St is visible again, posted by Dj Hammers on Mon May 23 14:10:41 2016. Station looks great.Was this the station that had those ridiculous spherical light fixtures ? Bill Newkirk |
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Re: VIDEO: After 3 years of construction, the vaulted ceiling at 168th St is visible again |
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Posted by terRAPIN station on Mon May 23 17:23:06 2016, in response to Re: VIDEO: After 3 years of construction, the vaulted ceiling at 168th St is visible again, posted by Bill Newkirk on Mon May 23 17:17:24 2016. Was this the station that had those ridiculous spherical light fixtures ?2007 view: 
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Re: VIDEO: After 3 years of construction, the vaulted ceiling at 168th St is visible again |
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Posted by Hamilton Express on Mon May 23 17:24:21 2016, in response to Re: VIDEO: After 3 years of construction, the vaulted ceiling at 168th St is visible again, posted by terRAPIN station on Mon May 23 17:23:06 2016. Yes. |
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Re: VIDEO: After 3 years of construction, the vaulted ceiling at 168th St is visible again |
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Posted by Steamdriven on Mon May 23 18:29:30 2016, in response to Re: VIDEO: After 3 years of construction, the vaulted ceiling at 168th St is visible again, posted by Hamilton Express on Mon May 23 17:24:21 2016. There's nothing ridiculous about those light globes; they perfectly fit the historic character of the station.New light sources in the old globes, or the old, somewhat weak ones supplemented by newer lamps of the same spectrum but higher efficiency would be a nice touch, and *cheap* considering the $$$$ shoveled into the subway (building the absurd, likely to flood new South Ferry twice, for example). |
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Re: VIDEO: After 3 years of construction, the vaulted ceiling at 168th St is visible again |
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Posted by Steve B-8AVEXP on Mon May 23 18:42:19 2016, in response to VIDEO: After 3 years of construction, the vaulted ceiling at 168th St is visible again, posted by Dj Hammers on Mon May 23 14:10:41 2016. Wonnaful, wonnaful, wonnaful. |
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Re: VIDEO: After 3 years of construction, the vaulted ceiling at 168th St is visible again |
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Posted by TransitChuckG on Mon May 23 18:47:02 2016, in response to Re: VIDEO: After 3 years of construction, the vaulted ceiling at 168th St is visible again, posted by Steve B-8AVEXP on Mon May 23 18:42:19 2016. ...and now, our champagne lady, Alice Lean, whose a gonna sing, "Mid-light in the Shadows", a one, ah , two.. |
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Re: VIDEO: After 3 years of construction, the vaulted ceiling at 168th St is visible again |
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Posted by TransitChuckG on Mon May 23 19:14:17 2016, in response to Re: VIDEO: After 3 years of construction, the vaulted ceiling at 168th St is visible again, posted by TransitChuckG on Mon May 23 18:47:02 2016. ... moon-light in da shadows.....Stan Freberg did a hilarious pardy on the Lawrence Welk show. in the end the bubble machine goes crazy, and he yells "turn off da bubble machine, I can't see anything". Then he floats off into oblivion covered with bubbles , I imagine. It was a radio thing, so you had to imagine things. |
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Re: VIDEO: After 3 years of construction, the vaulted ceiling at 168th St is visible again |
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Posted by South FERRY on Mon May 23 19:48:35 2016, in response to Re: VIDEO: After 3 years of construction, the vaulted ceiling at 168th St is visible again, posted by randyo on Mon May 23 15:16:59 2016. Word up. I was a deep fan of the old "gotham globes" lighting. |
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Re: VIDEO: After 3 years of construction, the vaulted ceiling at 168th St is visible again |
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Posted by murray1575 on Mon May 23 20:05:10 2016, in response to VIDEO: After 3 years of construction, the vaulted ceiling at 168th St is visible again, posted by Dj Hammers on Mon May 23 14:10:41 2016. Does anyone know the status of 181st St? That is the station where the ceiling partially collapsed onto the tracks and the platforms and afterwards it was discovered that 168th St urgently needed repairs as well. |
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Re: VIDEO: After 3 years of construction, the vaulted ceiling at 168th St is visible again |
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Posted by Bill Newkirk on Tue May 24 16:50:09 2016, in response to Re: VIDEO: After 3 years of construction, the vaulted ceiling at 168th St is visible again, posted by Steamdriven on Mon May 23 18:29:30 2016. There's nothing ridiculous about those light globes; they perfectly fit the historic character of the station.If they do, why weren't the globe lights figured into the station rehab ? Bill Newkirk |
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Re: VIDEO: After 3 years of construction, the vaulted ceiling at 168th St is visible again |
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Posted by Elkeeper on Tue May 24 17:26:34 2016, in response to Re: VIDEO: After 3 years of construction, the vaulted ceiling at 168th St is visible again, posted by TransitChuckG on Mon May 23 14:16:57 2016. Next stop, Chambers St (J,Z). Like that will ever happen! |
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Re: VIDEO: After 3 years of construction, the vaulted ceiling at 168th St is visible again |
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Posted by Express Rider on Tue May 24 22:24:04 2016, in response to Re: VIDEO: After 3 years of construction, the vaulted ceiling at 168th St is visible again, posted by Elkeeper on Tue May 24 17:26:34 2016. I'v always liked that station in spite of its funky appearance and damage. The incredibly high ceilinged spacious space, square thick columns, platforms one side lower than the other, mosaics of course, just makes this station plain awesome (unfortunately a very oversed word. I meant it though. Sorry that this word has kind of lost its original connotation due to being overused).Now if only they could restore those original vintage BMT pillar signs. A very large upper case "Roman style" letter "C" with the rest of the station name, "hambers" nested inside it. Dream on.... it's too bad. |
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Re: VIDEO: After 3 years of construction, the vaulted ceiling at 168th St is visible again |
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Posted by Henry R32 #3730 on Wed May 25 01:25:24 2016, in response to Re: VIDEO: After 3 years of construction, the vaulted ceiling at 168th St is visible again, posted by Steamdriven on Mon May 23 18:29:30 2016. I agree. Without the globes it's just going to look like a copy of 181st, which IMO had a lot of historical feel renovated out of it.The dim lighting was part of the character of the station. Ah well... "progress"... |
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Re: VIDEO: After 3 years of construction, the vaulted ceiling at 168th St is visible again |
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Posted by Mitch45 on Wed May 25 06:56:51 2016, in response to VIDEO: After 3 years of construction, the vaulted ceiling at 168th St is visible again, posted by Dj Hammers on Mon May 23 14:10:41 2016. Hate fluorescent lighting. The yellow bulbs really gave the station an air of class. |
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Posted by MainR3664 on Wed May 25 08:24:33 2016, in response to Re: VIDEO: After 3 years of construction, the vaulted ceiling at 168th St is visible again, posted by Bill Newkirk on Tue May 24 16:50:09 2016. Well, I'm glad the station got rehabbed. But in terms of style- those globe lights were great. I'd have liked them to be retained, cleaned up, and perhaps supplemented by some recessed lighting ..The fluorescent fixtures they've installed look ugly, to me. |
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Re: VIDEO: After 3 years of construction, the vaulted ceiling at 168th St is visible again |
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Posted by MainR3664 on Wed May 25 08:24:52 2016, in response to VIDEO: After 3 years of construction, the vaulted ceiling at 168th St is visible again, posted by Dj Hammers on Mon May 23 14:10:41 2016. Thank you for sharing. |
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Posted by New Flyer #857 on Wed May 25 08:41:14 2016, in response to Re: VIDEO: After 3 years of construction, the vaulted ceiling at 168th St is visible again, posted by MainR3664 on Wed May 25 08:24:33 2016. those globe lights were great.I agree. They reminded me of Cité. |
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Posted by South FERRY on Wed May 25 11:57:00 2016, in response to Re: VIDEO: After 3 years of construction, the vaulted ceiling at 168th St is visible again, posted by New Flyer #857 on Wed May 25 08:41:14 2016. Those globe lights were bombaclad awesome!! |
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Posted by randyo on Wed May 25 14:22:28 2016, in response to Re: VIDEO: After 3 years of construction, the vaulted ceiling at 168th St is visible again, posted by Express Rider on Tue May 24 22:24:04 2016. The current configuration of the platform heights is different from the way the station was originally built. As originally built, the 2 westernmost tracks ascended to the grade of the westernmost track with the intention of both tracks going onto the Bkln Br. The 2 easternmost tracks were at the same grade of the N/B middle track. The idea being that trains from the Willy B would continue back to Bkln over the Bkln Br and trains coming from the Manny B would descend under the Bkln Br tks to Nassau St and return to Bkln via the Montague St tube. By the time the Nassau St subway was actually built, it was apparent that the Bkln Br was not going to be connected to the Centre St subway so the grades of the tracks were rebuilt to their current configuration with the outside tks connecting to Nassau St and the inside tks being used for short turns with the relay tk S/O the station. |
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Posted by MainR3664 on Wed May 25 14:29:01 2016, in response to Re: VIDEO: After 3 years of construction, the vaulted ceiling at 168th St is visible again, posted by South FERRY on Wed May 25 11:57:00 2016. +1 |
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Posted by Dyre Dan on Thu May 26 12:23:31 2016, in response to Re: VIDEO: After 3 years of construction, the vaulted ceiling at 168th St is visible again, posted by New Flyer #857 on Wed May 25 08:41:14 2016. They were definitely impressive. Including the "torch" bases that they were mounted on. |
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Posted by Wallyhorse on Thu May 26 23:32:09 2016, in response to Re: VIDEO: After 3 years of construction, the vaulted ceiling at 168th St is visible again, posted by Mitch45 on Wed May 25 06:56:51 2016. I'm guess the change was required to brighten the station for safety reasons. |
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Re: VIDEO: After 3 years of construction, the vaulted ceiling at 168th St is visible again |
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Posted by Wallyhorse on Thu May 26 23:32:45 2016, in response to VIDEO: After 3 years of construction, the vaulted ceiling at 168th St is visible again, posted by Dj Hammers on Mon May 23 14:10:41 2016. Excellent:I assume the lighting was changed for safety reasons. |
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Posted by El-Train on Fri May 27 00:39:45 2016, in response to VIDEO: After 3 years of construction, the vaulted ceiling at 168th St is visible again, posted by Dj Hammers on Mon May 23 14:10:41 2016. Excellent!I don't mind the mercury vapor lights going the way of the dodo; they were contemporary in and of themselves (part of a light renovation done to the station in 1991) and made the station look dreary as hell. It's an architectural gem but looked like crap even compared to 181st St. (which had a nice, early 2000's renovation). Can't wait to see the reno job on 181st...it's been almost seven years since the ceiling collapse and that scaffolding is STILL up, geez. |
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Posted by Express Rider on Fri May 27 02:05:25 2016, in response to Re: VIDEO: After 3 years of construction, the vaulted ceiling at 168th St is visible again, posted by randyo on Wed May 25 14:22:28 2016. Thank you for this info.Part of the Brooklyn Bridge ramp still exists right? Can be viewed from the south end of the outside platform (IIRC). So the original grade of the westernmost tracks must have been somewhat steeper to meet/ form the approach to this ramp? Have you seen or know of any original as built photos which show the unrebuilt structure? PSC reps. maybe? |
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Posted by Elkeeper on Fri May 27 13:17:57 2016, in response to Re: VIDEO: After 3 years of construction, the vaulted ceiling at 168th St is visible again, posted by Express Rider on Fri May 27 02:05:25 2016. Ask tunnelrat. he knows all about that area. |
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Re: VIDEO: After 3 years of construction, the vaulted ceiling at 168th St is visible again |
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Posted by Express Rider on Sat May 28 00:18:36 2016, in response to Re: VIDEO: After 3 years of construction, the vaulted ceiling at 168th St is visible again, posted by Elkeeper on Fri May 27 13:17:57 2016. Thank you. |
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