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Also IRT Powerhouse ---Re: NYC Subway stations designated as landmarks |
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Posted by Allan on Tue Jul 5 13:46:51 2022, in response to NYC Subway stations designated as landmarks, posted by Allan on Tue Jul 5 12:41:24 2022. I forgot to mention that the IRT Powerhouse (between 11th & 12th Avs and W58th & W59th Sts) was designated a historic landmark in 2017. |
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Re: NYC Subway stations designated as landmarks |
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Posted by gbs on Tue Jul 5 16:07:14 2022, in response to NYC Subway stations designated as landmarks, posted by Allan on Tue Jul 5 12:41:24 2022. Wall St was renovated, probably in the '70s prior to the designation, with dark blue brick walls. People refer to them as "blue tiles" but they're clearly bricks:    In 2006 the station was un-renovated and lovingly re-renovated in its original 1904 style:   
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Re: NYC Subway stations designated as landmarks |
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Posted by Spider-Pig on Tue Jul 5 16:19:01 2022, in response to Re: NYC Subway stations designated as landmarks, posted by gbs on Tue Jul 5 16:07:14 2022. I forgot about the blue bricks. At least they didn’t cover over the mosaics like with the BMT “refrigerator tile” of the 1970s. |
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Re: Also IRT Powerhouse ---Re: NYC Subway stations designated as landmarks |
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Posted by murray1575 on Tue Jul 5 16:38:23 2022, in response to Also IRT Powerhouse ---Re: NYC Subway stations designated as landmarks, posted by Allan on Tue Jul 5 13:46:51 2022. It is currently owned by Con Edison and is now a steam generation plant only. There is no longer any electrical power generation equipment there. |
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Re: NYC Subway stations designated as landmarks |
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Posted by BrooklynBus on Tue Jul 5 16:42:40 2022, in response to NYC Subway stations designated as landmarks, posted by Allan on Tue Jul 5 12:41:24 2022. What about the Avenue H entrance area? |
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Re: NYC Subway stations designated as landmarks |
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Posted by Allan on Tue Jul 5 16:55:54 2022, in response to Re: NYC Subway stations designated as landmarks, posted by BrooklynBus on Tue Jul 5 16:42:40 2022. Yes, it was given the designation in 2004.Using the LPC link I put in Avenue H as the keyword and selected Brooklyn as the borough. |
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Re: NYC Subway stations designated as landmarks |
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Posted by William A. Padron on Wed Jul 6 08:33:46 2022, in response to NYC Subway stations designated as landmarks, posted by Allan on Tue Jul 5 12:41:24 2022. There are a lot of stations also listed in the National Register of Historic Placeshttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Railway_and_subway_stations_on_the_National_Register_of_Historic_Places_in_Manhattan I know off hand of the six Independent Subway System (IND) stations that are on the National Register of Historic Places. 1. 190th Street-Overlook Terrace (A) 2. 181st Street/Fort Washington Avenue (A) 3. West 4th Street-Washington Square (A-B-C-D-E-F-M) 4. Elmhurst Avenue/Broadway (M-R) 5. 4th Avenue/9th Street (F-G) 6. 15th Street-Prospect Park West (F-G) -William A. Padron ["Independent Subway System"] |
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Re: NYC Subway stations designated as landmarks |
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Posted by Spider-Pig on Wed Jul 6 11:53:00 2022, in response to Re: NYC Subway stations designated as landmarks, posted by William A. Padron on Wed Jul 6 08:33:46 2022. Some of those are just random. Why 15th Street and Elmhurst Avenue? |
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Re: NYC Subway stations designated as landmarks |
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Posted by William A. Padron on Wed Jul 6 14:01:49 2022, in response to Re: NYC Subway stations designated as landmarks, posted by Spider-Pig on Wed Jul 6 11:53:00 2022. Why 15th Street and Elmhurst Avenue?They had met certain criteria that the NRHP and National Park Service had established and designated to fulfill the necessary requirements. NPGallery Digital Asset Management System: 15th Street-Prospect Park Subway Station (IND) NPGallery Digital Asset Management System: Elmhurst Avenue Subway Station (IND) -William A. Padron ["15th St"] |
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Re: NYC Subway stations designated as landmarks |
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Posted by Andy on Wed Jul 6 22:40:55 2022, in response to NYC Subway stations designated as landmarks, posted by Allan on Tue Jul 5 12:41:24 2022. What is unique about 79th and Broadway that makes it a landmark? |
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Re: NYC Subway stations designated as landmarks |
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Posted by Allan on Thu Jul 7 10:42:44 2022, in response to Re: NYC Subway stations designated as landmarks, posted by Andy on Wed Jul 6 22:40:55 2022. The LPC doesn't indicate why.I guess there are some architectural elements that prompted the designation. |
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